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RMA Survivor:
Listed under FAQ's.  Question: Must young workers be paid the minimum wage?

Under the answers it says yes, but lower wages may be paid in certain circumstances, including High School work-experience programs.  

This program is for high school students at least 16 years old who are enrolled in vocational education (shop courses). The employer that hires the student can obtain a certificate from the Department of Labor which allows the student to be paid not less than 75% of the minimum wage, for as long as the student is enrolled in the vocational education program.

NOT LESS THAN 75% means we needed to be paid at least 75% of the prevailing minimum wage for our state at the time.  

I am next to certain, having read this stuff that yes, we were required to be paid, however they were breaking the law by having us work because they likely did not file their program with the State of Idaho, or for CEDU students, with the State of California.  I am certain they broke more laws by having us perform labor that was considered illegal by virtue of being dangerous, and also illegal because certain labor is simply not allowed.  There is a limited list of what kids are allowed to do for work or work-experience.  So in effect, based on what I have seen and read, we were exploited for slave labor, much of it dangerous and nearly all of it illegal.  

I feel like MythBusters.

Anonymous:
links for your sources would be helpful

RMA Survivor:
You seriously couldn't see that Department of Labor was all over my posts?  I practically cut and pasted the entire section on Child Labor Law with my three posts.  If you want to go to the Department of Labor website, feel free.  The information wasn't hidden and difficult to find.  It was right there.  My pasted sections were merely so people could read the applicable sections rather than pouring over twenty five extra sub-sections related to stuff like athletic events which were not pertinent to our discussion.  I will give you the honor or providing the links if it interests you.  But my source is quite clearly the Department of Labor.

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