S.C. OrangeMan
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Sports scholarships are unrelated to any specific degree program. Ergo, on field and/or on court competition participation isn't an internship and thus, not subject to internship rules.This used to be true, but unpaid internships are governed much differently now.
From Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act
Courts have used the “primary beneficiary test” to determine whether an intern or student is, in fact, an employee under the FLSA.2 In short, this test allows courts to examine the “economic reality” of the intern-employer relationship to determine which party is the “primary beneficiary” of the relationship.