Job Posting Policy
The rules for organizations that post paid jobs and paid internships on Volanee. Posting one means agreeing to them.
What Volanee is, and isn’t
Volanee is a place to list jobs. Volanee is not the employer, doesn’t hire anyone, doesn’t handle pay, payroll or timekeeping, and never charges an applicant. The organization that posts a job is the employer and is responsible for the job, the pay and following the law.
Who can post
- Only organizations Volanee has verified can post paid work.
- The person posting confirms the statements below, and Volanee keeps who confirmed them, when, and under which version of this policy.
- Paid jobs are for adults 18 and up. Students under 18 take internships, paid or unpaid.
- An internship open to anyone under 18 that is paid, or at a business, is reviewed by a person at Volanee before anyone can see it, and again if its age, times, hours, pay or description change.
Every paid post must
- Be a real job at the posting organization, with the pay shown being what it will pay.
- Show the pay: an hourly rate or range, or a weekly, monthly or yearly amount. Several states require this in every job post, so Volanee requires it everywhere. A range can’t be wider than the organization would really pay.
- Pay at least the minimum wage where the work happens (never under the federal $7.25 an hour), and follow wage, overtime and payroll law.
- Hire without discriminating by race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other trait the law protects. A post can set a minimum age where the law requires one, but never a maximum age.
- Never ask applicants, through Volanee, for money, fees, deposits, equipment purchases, payment apps, bank details, a Social Security number or other ID numbers. Collect what payroll needs after hiring, the usual way. Volanee refuses posts and questions that ask for these.
Students under 18: internships only
Paid jobs on Volanee are for 18 and up. A paid internship is still work under federal child labor law (the Fair Labor Standards Act and 29 CFR part 570) and state law, so these rules apply to every paid internship open to anyone under 18. The organization is responsible for following them. Volanee checks what it can when the internship is posted and when a student signs up:
| Rule | What Volanee does |
|---|---|
| 14 is the youngest age for most jobs | A paid internship can’t be posted for anyone younger |
| Hazardous jobs are 18 and up (for example roofing, construction, driving, meat processing, most manufacturing and power-driven machines); power mowers and most warehouse work are 16 and up | Each kind of job carries its legal minimum age, and a post can’t go below it |
| Ages 14 and 15: work only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (9 p.m. from June 1 to Labor Day), at most 3 hours on a school day, 8 on another day, 18 a week in the school year and 40 in the summer | Checked when the job is posted and again when a 14 or 15 year old signs up |
| Ages 16 and 17 in Ohio: not before 7 a.m. on a school day or after 11 p.m. on a school night | Checked when a 16 or 17 year old signs up |
| Work permits where a state requires them (Ohio requires a Minor Work Permit for ages 14 to 17) | Shown to the teen on the job; the employer confirms it follows permit rules |
| An adult supervises minors, and adults who work with them passed the employer’s background check | The employer confirms it |
A parent or guardian of a student who signs up for a paid internship is told, and can follow along.
Unpaid internships
Unpaid internships at nonprofits and government are generally allowed. An unpaid internship at a business must meet the U.S. Department of Labor’s primary beneficiary test (Fact Sheet 71): the internship mainly benefits the intern, provides training like school, is tied to their education, doesn’t replace paid staff and promises no job. The business confirms this when it posts. Some states have stricter rules.
Hours at paid jobs
Volanee doesn’t track or confirm hours at paid jobs, and they never count as volunteer or community service hours, including court-ordered service. The employer keeps its own time and pay records.
Reporting and removal
Anyone can report a job from its page or by writing to support@volanee.app. Volanee removes posts that break this policy, and can suspend the organization. A report that someone may be at risk is treated as critical.