Date Revised: 12/6/2019
Governing Body: License Required for Day Camps : License Required for Resident Camps: License Information:ACA accreditation accepted in lieu of a pre-operational and operational inspections.
Criminal Background Checks Required: Criminal Background Checks Information: State Allows FBI Checks: State FBI Checks Text:Nonprofit, youth serving organizations must register with the agency’s Volunteer Review Operations in order to request federal checks. The cost is $40.70.
Driving Record Checks: State Sex Offender Registry: Minimum Wage: Minimum Wage Coverage and Exemptions:Covers all employees unless specifically exempt or otherwise provided for by wage order
Exemptions: employees of summer camps, conferences, and retreats operated by a nonprofit or religious corporation from June through September; persons under age 18 without a special vocational school graduate permit
Subminimum Wage:At least 85% of state minimum wage for full-time students employed by the college or university they are enrolled in. Subminimum rates may be set by Labor Commissioner for learners, apprentices, and disabled (employer must obtain a special license for a fixed period)
Minimum Wage Source: Overtime Pay Requirements:1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week.
Overtime Pay Exemptions:Employees at summer camps, conferences, and retreats from June through September if operated by a nonprofit or religious corporation; Executive, administrative and professional employees paid on a salary basis at a rate of not less than $400 a week (also exempt under all wage orders); computer professionals paid on an hourly basis at a rate of not less than $27.63 an hour; farm laborers; employees raising or caring for livestock; food and lodging supplied to employees are not included in wages for hours worked over 40 in a week); employees of seasonal amusement occupations (under Wage Order No. 2)
Meal/Rest Period Requirements:No general provision. Minors: 30 minute lunch period for employees under age 18 who work shift of more than 5 continuous hours.
