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>gf get unpaid internship at PR company for her college credit
>she does good, boss offers to make her work more and pay her for only 20 hrs out of the 32 hrs
>umm ok
>she does this for a couple weeks
>i look up labor laws, it straight up says that if youre doing a paid internship, federal law requires that you be paid for your goods and services, ie she should get paid for every hour that she worked (shes actually bringing in clients for the company)
>she talked to her boss yesterday, told her her academic credit hours are complete, asked if she could start getting paid for the hours that shes working
>her boss says shell check her budget and let her know
>now its today
>my gf is still working for nothing basically
>boss hasnt said anything
>im telling my gf that not only is she workig for nothing right now, but her employer owes her backpay for all those unpaid hours
>because her agreement to pay 20/32 hours was never legal
>gf is too shy and timid to say anything

What should I do guys? My gf is too scared of controntation. i dont think she should just let her boss exploit her like this. I was thinking to send an email to her boss but thats weird. Advice?