Volunteer

According to California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), a “volunteer” is generally a person who performs work for public service, religious or humanitarian reasons without promise, expectation or receipt of compensation for that work.

Read about a recent court case.

Whether a person is properly classified as an employee or a volunteer is determined by the parties’ intent. If a person intends to volunteer their services for public service, religious or humanitarian objectives, not as an employee and without expecting pay, the person is not an employee of the religious, charitable or similar nonprofit corporation that¹