Internship Agreement
(Learning Contract) (TN)

Summary

This Internship Agreement (Learning Contract) (TN) creates a Tennessee unpaid internship and helps ensure unpaid interns are not classified as employees entitled to compensation. This Internship Agreement (Learning Contract) (TN) is intended for private employers. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and an optional clause. This Internship Agreement (Learning Contract) (TN) sets forth the parameters of an unpaid internship in Tennessee. It addresses the criteria that employers must satisfy to ensure that unpaid interns are not classified as employees (and therefore entitled to compensation). As Tennessee does not have any statutes concerning unpaid internships, the text of this template does not differ from the non-jurisdictional Internship Agreement (Learning Contract). For more information on internship agreements, see Internship Agreements: Major Drafting and Legal Issues. For more information on interns in Tennessee, see Wage and Hour (TN) — Interns. For information on state laws concerning internship agreements, see the Wage and Hour Requirements column of Wage and Hour State Practice Notes Chart.