Mealey's (January 8, 2018, 12:41 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Jan. 5 issued a clarification on interns and wages and, citing a recent decision on the issue by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, stated that “going forward, the Department will conform to these appellate court rulings by using the same ‘primary beneficiary’ test that these courts use to determine whether interns are employees under the FLSA [Fair Labor Standards Act].”...