State by State Information for Camps - Regulations and Other Info
State Regulations: Alabama
Date Revised: 9/23/2012
| Governing Body: | Alabama State Board of Health - Bureau of Environmental Services - Division of Food, Milk and Lodging | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Alabama State Board of Health Rules for Camp Sanitation | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Alabama Background Check (ABC) System Alabama Department of Public Safety $25.00 fee for General Public |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: |
Yes FBI checks are only available for certain organizations that serve children. The Criminal History Information Consent and Release form can be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources webpage. The cost is $49. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Driver record request form is available online from the Alabama Department of Public Safety.
$5.75 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Alabama Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | No specified state-level exemptions. Federal FLSA exemptions applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Alabama Department of Labor FAQ | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Minors under age 16–30 minutes after each five hour shift. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Ala. Code § 25-8-38(c) | |
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* Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies
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State Regulations: Alaska
Date Revised: 05/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Municipality of Anchorage | Department of Health and Human Services |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development | Forms & Fees In Anchorage, child care licensing is required for day camps. However if a day camp is ACA accreditated, the licensing process can be waived.. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Department of Public Safety Criminal Records and Identification Bureau 5700 E. Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 269-5767 Name based, (non-fingerprint) state background check - $20 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
FBI checks are only available for certain organizations that serve children. The cost is $59. |
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| Driving Record Checks: |
An individual may request the record by mail, fax, or by going to any DMV and showing proper identification. See the Division of Motor Vehicles' website for more information. Cost is $10.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Alaska Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Registration Central Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.15 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Federal, state, or local government employees; volunteers for nonprofit, religious, charitable, cemetery, or educational organizations; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals (only if paid at least 2 times the state minimum wage for the first 40 consecutive hours of each work week); persons under age 18 working less than 30 hours a week; certain licensed guide-outfitters | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Handicapped workers, learners, apprentices, and those in work therapy in certain residential drug or alcohol treatment programs lasting more than 120 days: less than state minimum permitted (with certificate issued by Labor Commissioner). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Ak. Stat. §§23.10.055(a), 23.10.065, 23.10.070, 23.10.071 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week (10-hour day, 4-day week if agreed to in a flexible work hour plan approved by labor department). | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; employees of employers with less than 4 employees in the regular course of business; | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Minors under age 18 working 6 consecutive hours–at least 30 minutes after first 1½ hours and another 30 minutes before last hour worked. May be modified by collective bargaining agreement covering minors or by mutual employer/employee agreement. Does not apply to fishing industry and employees of a family member. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Ak. Stat. §§23.10.055, 23.10.060, 23.10.350 | |
| Additional Info: | none | |
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* Federal minimum wage rate applies
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State Regulations: Arizona
Date Revised: 10/29/2012
| Governing Body: |
Ariz. Dept. of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Food Safety & Environmental Services - Forms Only camps in Coconino county are licensed through the Arizona Department of Health Services. Camps in Arizona's other 14 counties are licensed through their county health or environmental health departments. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Ariz. Dept. of Public Safety - Fingerprint Clearance Cards
$65 for volunteers, $67 for all others. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
To obtain an FBI check, follow the procedures required to obtain a State Check from the Dept. of Public Safety's website. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Driver License Motor Vehicle Records can be obtained through the Ariz. Dept. of Tranportation website.
$3 for an uncertified 3 year driving record, $5 for a certified 5 year driving record. |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Arizona Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
Effective 1-1-13 Arizona minimum wage will increase to $7.80 |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Federal or state government employers; small businesses (less than $500,000 in gross annual revenue and FLSA exempt). | |
| Subminimum Wage: | A wage board may recommend rates for learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers at less than the minimum wage rate applicable to minors. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Industrial Commission of Arizona, Labor Dept. | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
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* Federal minimum wage rate applies
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State Regulations: Arkansas
Date Revised: 3/27/2013
| Governing Body: |
Department of Human Services | Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Arkansas Department of Health | Certificates, Licenses and Permits Mimimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Arkansas State Police - Online Criminal Background Checks $22.00 per Arkansas State name based check request $25 mailed in requests |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual may obtain a copy of their record by either visiting the main office in Little Rock or any Arkansas revenue office. Revenue offices can only release driving records to the individual requesting the driving record.
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Arkansas Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$6.25 per hour* The state minimum wage is $6.25 per hour. All employers with four or more employees must pay at least $6.25 per hour. If the employer does more than $500,000 per year in business, they must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Certain other situations may also require an employer to pay the federal minimum wage.
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Employees for an organized camp and religious and non profit educational conference centers nthat operates for not more than 7 months per year; employees covered by FLSA; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; students who are working for the school, college, or university where enrolled and are regularly attending classes; federal, state or local government employees (except public schools and school districts); volunteers or non-employees for educational, charitable, religious or nonprofit organizations | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Learners, apprentices, and certain handicapped workers with special license: less than state minimum permitted. Full-time students attending an accredited school and working not more than 20 hours a week (40 hours when school is not in session): at least 85% of minimum wage. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Minimum Wage and Overtime | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the FLSA or the state minimum wage, and agricultural employees. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Arkansas Labor Laws | |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: California
Date Revised: 02/23/2013
| Governing Body: | California Department of Public Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Licensing is done by local or county health departments. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Department of Justice Records Review Unit FBI processing fee: $17.00 (employee applicant type) or $15.00 (volunteer applicant type) $32.00 DOJ processing fee, for a state level CORI search |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual may obtain a copy of their driving record by filling out the Request for Record Information form. The form can be downloaded from the California DMV website.
The cost of an automated computer printout is $5 and the cost to receive a photocopy or hardcopy of the record is $20. |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | California Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$10.55 within San Francisco (applies to employees working at least 2 hours a week within the city) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt by state law or wage order; State law exemptions: certain organized camp employees (but see subminimum wage); individuals participating in certain national service programs | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Organized camp employees (includes students and camp or program counselors): at least 85% of minimum wage for a 40-hour week; if hours worked are less than 40 hours a week, at least 85% of minimum wage for each hour worked. State law: For occupations required to pay a minimum wage, Industrial Welfare Commission may issue special licenses to apprentices, learners, or handicapped workers and nonprofit organizations authorizing employment for a fixed time at a subminimum rate (see also wage orders below). Minors: less than minimum wage permitted under wage orders (see below); notwithstanding wage orders, minors who are high school graduates (or with equivalent education) must be paid adult rate if they are doing the same quantity and quality of work as adults in the same position unless variations of pay rates are (in good faith) based on differences in seniority, length of service, ability, skill, duties, shift or time of day worked, or hours of work. Wage orders: under all wage orders learners age 18 or older may be paid 85% of minimum wage for first 160 hours of employment. Minors: 85% of minimum wage rounded to nearest five cents provided number of minors employed does not exceed 25% of all employees (25% limitation not applicable during school vacations); minors age 16 and 17 enrolled in approved work-experience programs who work between 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. must be paid adult minimum wage (except under California Wage Orders 15-2001, Household Occupations); under California Wage Orders 8-2001 (Handling Products After Harvest) and 13-001 (Preparing Agricultural Products for Market on the Farm) minors must be paid adult minimum wage for all hours worked in any week that they work overtime. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: |
Cal. Lab. Code §§ 351, 510, 1171, 1182, 1182.4, 1182.11, 1186, 1191, 1191.5, 1192, 1391.2 |
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week in most industries (state employees: 8-hour day/40-hour week or 4-day/40-hour week) and for 1st 8 hours worked on the 7th consecutive day in a workweek. Double time for hours beyond 12 in a day or after 8 hours on 7th consecutive day in a workweek. | |
| Exemptions: | Stable employees if paid 1½ times the regular rate of pay for hours worked over 10 in a day or 56 in a week; certain hourly-paid computer software employees (earning at least $49.77/hour); licensed physicians or surgeons who earn at least $64.18/hour and are engaged in performing duties requiring a license (excludes medical interns or residents and physician employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement); nurse practitioners who are primarily engaged in performing duties for which their certification was required; employees of skiing establishments if paid 1½ times the regular rate for hours worked over 56 in a workweek during ski season. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes after 5 work hours may be waived by mutual agreement if employee works no more than 6 hours per day. Additional 30 minutes if employee works more than 10 hours per day; may be waived by mutual agreement if total work hours do not exceed 12 and first meal period was not waived. Employee must be paid 1 extra hour of pay at regular rate for each workday a meal or rest period is not provided. Rest period: 10 minutes for every 4 hours worked (taken in middle of 4-hour shift), by wage order, for employees in: professional, technical, or clerical, mechanical, and related professions; public housekeeping; laundry, linen supply, dry cleaning, and dyeing; mercantile; product handling after harvest; transportation; amusement and recreation; broadcasting; motion pictures; preparing agricultural products for market or farm; agricultural and household industries; and sheepherders. May be waived if work lasts less than 3½ hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Cal. Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 510 – 515.6, 1171, 1030, 1182.6, 1186 |
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| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Colorado
Date Revised: 10/21/2012
| Governing Body: | Dept. of Human Services, Division of Child Care | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Child Care Center License Application Division of Child Care, Licensing Fees
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Only in the case of a children's resident camp or school-age child care center, out of state persons employed in a temporary capacity for less than ninety (90) days are not required to be fingerprinted to obtain a criminal record check. Each person exempted from fingerprinting and being checked with the State Department's automated system must sign a statement which affirmatively states that she/he has not been convicted of any charge of child abuse or neglect, unlawful sexual offense, or any felony. Prospective employers of such exempted persons shall conduct reference checks of the prospective employees in order to verify previous work history and shall conduct personal interviews with each such prospective employee. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agency Regulations regarding criminal background checks CBI Fees - $17.50 per individual |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Information on purchasing driving records can be found on the Division of Motor Vehicles website.
$2.20 for a non-certified driving record ; $2.70 for a certified copy of a driving record |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Colorado Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.64 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers Retail and Service, Commercial Support Service, Food and Beverage, and Health and Medical Service industries; Exemptions: professional, executive and administrative employees; teachers; supervisors; federal, state or local government employees; student employees in college clubs, fraternities, sororities, dormitories, and in a Work Experience Study Program | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Unemancipated minors and handicapped workers: 85% of minimum wage (with certificate from Labor Director). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | Minors: in emergencies (employer must keep record of emergencies), minors subject to the Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act may work more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week provided they are paid 1½ times regular rate for all hours worked over 8 in a 24-hour period or over 40 hours in a week, whichever is greater. Minors who have graduated from high school (or its equivalent) may work more than 8 hours a day at their regular rate, but not for more than 12 hours a day. | |
| Exemptions: | Ski industry employees performing duties directly related to downhill ski and snowboarding operations and those employees engaged in providing food and beverage services at on-mountain locations are exempt from the 40-hour week overtime requirement. State employees may accumulate a maximum of 40 hours of overtime (60 hours of compensatory time off), but overtime in excess of 40 hours must be paid in cash. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes when scheduled shift exceeds 5 hours. On-duty meal permitted only when nature of work requires it and is counted as time worked. Rest period: at least 10 minutes in the middle of each 4-hour shift. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Colorado Minimum Wage Order No. 24 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Connecticut
Date Revised: 10/17/2012
| Governing Body: | Connecticut Dept. of Public Health | Youth Camp Licensing Program | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Application Form & Updated Youth Camp Licensing Information $815 (for profit); $315 (non-profit) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification State of Connecticut Criminal History Record Request Form $50.00 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Copy Records Request Forms are available through the Connecticut DMW Web Site.
$20 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Connecticut Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers, except industries covered by wage order or legislation, and all nonexempt employees (including apprentices and welfare recipients participating in a town work training or work readiness program); Exemptions: employees of camps or resorts open 6 or fewer months a year; employees of nonprofit theaters not operating more than 7 months a year; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; volunteers for an educational, charitable, religious, scientific, historical, literary, or nonprofit organization | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least 85% of minimum wage for: learners, apprentices, and minors under age 18 for the first 200 work hours (pay minimum wage thereafter), unless employed in an exempt institutional training program; minors ages 16 to 18 employed by the state or a political subdivision; and agricultural workers ages 14 to 18. 70% of minimum wage for minors age 14 to 18 in agriculture if employer had less than 8 workers at a time in previous calendar year. Subminimum rates for handicapped and disabled may be set by Commissioner under special licenses for a fixed period. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§31-58(f), (j), 3158(a), 31-60(b), 31-67; Mandatory Orders: 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 7A, 7B, 8; Regs. Conn. State Agencies §§31-60-2, 31-60-6 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; certain drivers and their helpers; agricultural employees; any permanent paid members of municipal uniformed police force and firefighters | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes after first 2 hours and before last 2 hours during a shift of 7½ consecutive hours or more. Does not apply to professional employees certified by the state board of education and employed by a local school board to work directly with children. Exemptions may be granted by Labor Commissioner if (1) compliance would adversely affect public safety, (2) the duties of a position may be performed by only one employee, (3) the employer has less than 5 employees on a shift at a single place of business, or (4) the continuous nature of the employer’s operations requires employees to be available to respond to urgent or unusual conditions at all times and they are compensated for break and meal periods. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§31-51ii, 31-76c, 31-76h, 31-76i, 31-76j; Mandatory Orders 1, 2A & 2B, 3A & 3B, 7A & 7B, 8 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Delaware
Date Revised: 10/21/2012
| Governing Body: | Delaware Dept. of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Recreational Camp Program | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Application for/Renewal of a Permit to Operate a Recreational Camp |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Delaware State Police - State Bureau of Identification Del. Code tit. 11, §§ 8501-8527 Effective, Monday, April 2, 2012, the fee for a State background check will be increased to $52.50. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual must complete a Personal Information Form from the DMV website and either notarize it and mail to the DMV, or appear in person at any DMV office.
$15 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: persons under age 18 employed by a nonprofit organization as a junior counselor-in-training in a summer camp program; executive, administrative or professional employees; volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor department can permit subminimum wage for learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers under special licenses. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | U.S. Dept. of Labor - Delaware | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Minors: 30 minute rest period for employees under age 18 working shift of more than 5 continuous hours. Meal period: 30 minutes if employee works 7½ hours or more (must be taken after first 2 hours and before last 2 hours). Exemptions: professional employees certified by the state board of education and employed by a local school board to work directly with children. Secretary of Labor may grant exemptions if: compliance would adversely affect public safety, the duties of a position may be performed by only one employee, the employer has less than 5 employees on a shift at a single place of business, or the continuous nature of the employer’s operations requires employees to be available to respond to urgent or unusual conditions at all times and they are compensated for break and meal periods. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Del. Code tit. 19, § 507(e) (Minors under 18 years of age), § 707 (Meal breaks) | |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: District of Columbia
Date Revised: 03/14/2012
| Governing Body: | D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs | |
| License Required: |
A General Business License can be obtained from the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. |
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| License Information: | Information on Basic Business Online License Applications | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Henry J. Daly Building MPDC Headquarters 300 Indiana Avenue NW, Room 3055, WA 20001 (202) 727-4245 $7 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the DMV website.
$7 - $13 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | D.C. Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt or covered by wage order; Exemptions: volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations; lay officers of religious organizations if engaged in religious functions; bona fide executives, administrators, professionals, and outside salespeople as defined by FLSA | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Federal minimum wage may be paid to: newly hired learners age 18 or older (for no more than 90 days), students employed by institutions of higher education, and minors under age 18. Less than minimum wage permitted for handicapped workers under special certificates. Persons employed under the Job Training Partnership Act, Youth Employment Act, or Older Americans Act must be paid at rates required by those Acts. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | D.C. Code Ann. §§32-1003(a)(2), (d), (f), (g), 32-1004, 32-1006; CDCR 7-9-902.1, 7-7-902.4 | |
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Overtime Pay Requirements: |
1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | D.C. Code Ann. §§32-1002(c), (d), (e), – 32-1004; Code D.C. Regs. §7-905.1 | |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Florida
Date Revised: 10/29/2012
| Governing Body: | ||
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | ||
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Florida Dept. of Children & Families, Background Screening Process Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, Criminal History Information |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Approved organizations may conduct FBI checks on their employees and volunteers through the Volunteer & Employee Criminal History System (VECHS) and the FDLE. Cost is $42.25 - $53.25 for each employee and $33.25 for each volunteer. Turn around time is 10-20 days. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
$2.10 for 3 year record, $3.10 for 7 year record |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators Search | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.67 per hour effective 1-1-13 Florida's minimum wage will increase to $7.79 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees covered by the federal minimum wage. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No general provision. Extra pay for manual day laborers after 10 hours of work, unless written contract provides otherwise. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes for minors (age 17 or younger) after 4 hours of work. Exceptions: minors age 16 and 17 who are high school graduates; minors within the compulsory school attendance age limit who hold a valid certificate of exemption issued by the school superintendent; minors enrolled in a public school who qualify for a hardship exemption (such as for economic necessity or family emergency); and children in domestic service in private homes, and those employed by their parents | |
| Other Wages Source: | Fla. Stat. § 450.081(4)-(5) | |
| Additional Info: | Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Child Labor Program | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Georgia
Date Revised: 11/11/2012
| Governing Body: | Georgia Dept. of Human Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Day camps may need to be licensed through Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, unless exempt. Exemption Rules & Information: Day camp programs for children five (5) years and older that are operated between school terms, whose primary purpose is to provide organized recreational, religious, or instructional activities. The day camp programs may operate during summer and other school breaks and shall operate for no more than twelve (12) hours per day. Applicant's Guide to Licensing for Child Care Learning Centers and Group Day Care Homes Outdoor Child Caring Programs (formerly Therapeutic Camps) must be licensed. All camps with food service must obtain a food service permit. See Food Service Inspection Resources from the Georgia Dept. of Public Health. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Checks are required for Day Camps and Therapeutic Camps. Checks are obtained from Local Sheriff's or Police Departments.
Fees vary up to $20.00 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Georgia Department of Driver Services website.
$6 for 3 year record, $8 for 7 year record |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Georgia Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | ||
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all nonexempt employers and employees; Exemptions: employers with 5 employees or less; with annual sales of $40,000 or less; high school and college students; tipped employees; and employees of nonprofit child-care institutions or long-term care facilities serving children or mentally disabled adults if the employee resides in the facility, receives free board and lodging, and is paid at least $10,000 a year. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Disabled and other disadvantaged workers may be paid less than minimum wage only if labor commissioner grants an exemption. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | O.C.G.A. §§34-4-3, 34-4-4(a) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | ||
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: Hawaii
Date Revised: 11/04/2012
| Governing Body: | Hawai'i Dept. of Health (camps with food service)
Hawai'i Dept. of Human Services (camps serving elementary school-aged children) |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | As an after school child care program – only camps that serve elementary school-aged children | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Yes – only camps that serve elementary school-aged children.
Hawai'i Criminal Justice Data Center Request for Criminal History Record Check form $20 for name search; $20 fingerprint. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual can request a Traffic Abstract and/or Traffic Court Report by submitting the individual’s name, date of birth and drivers license number to the Traffic Violations Bureau in Honolulu. Traffic Abstracts are also available at most District Courts.
$20 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Hawai'i Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: certain seasonal youth camp staff members; employees subject to FLSA; employees with guaranteed pay of at least $2,000 a month (whether paid weekly, biweekly or monthly); relatives of the employer; bona fide executive, administrative, supervisory or professional employees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Subminimum wage rates may be issued by Labor Director under special certificates for a fixed time for: learners; apprentices; students working part-time and attending schools other than colleges, universities, business or technical schools; wards paroled from state youth correctional facilities; handicapped and disabled workers. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | H.R.S. §§387-1, 387-2, 387-9(a) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | 30-minute meal or rest period for minors age 14 to under age 16 if working 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | H.R.S. §§387-1, 387-3(a), (e), (g), 390-2(c)(3) | |
| Additional Info: | None at this time | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Idaho
Date Revised: 11/04/2012
| Governing Body: | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare | |
| License Required: | No (unless the camp program lasts longer than 9 weeks) | |
| License Information: |
Under Idaho Code 39-1206, summer camp programs lasting less than 9 consecutive weeks are not required to be state licensed and are not state regulated. It is the responsibility of the parent to investigate the summer camps in which they are interested. Residential facilities for children that provide programs lasting 9 consecutive weeks or longer must be state licensed. These programs are licensed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Child Residential Care Licensing office in Boise. Dial 1-208-334-5700 and ask for a Child Care Licensing Specialist. Rules on Children's Residential Care Facilities and Therapeutic Outdoor Programs (sections 500, 700, and 800) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification $10 Fingerprint Check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Idaho Transportation Department website.
$4.00, certification of the record additional $8.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Idaho Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: seasonal employees of nonprofit camping programs; federal government or state or political subdivision employees; bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; children under age 16 working part-time or at odd jobs for up to 4 hours a day with any one employer | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $4.25/hour for workers under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. Less than minimum wage permitted under special license from labor director setting rate, time, and work conditions for the disabled, apprentices, and learners (includes secondary school students in work-training programs). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Id. Code §§44-1502 - 44-1506 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | ||
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Illinois
Date Revised: 10/09/2012
| Governing Body: |
Illinois Dept. of Public Health | Division of Environmental Health |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Youth Camp Act, 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 100, Chapter 11 ½ Youth Camp Code, Illinois Administrative Code, Title 77, Part 810 |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes (for Day Care Centers; see Definitions and Appendix B in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385) | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification 260 North Chicago Street Joliet, Illinois 60431-1060 (815)740-5216 Criminal Identification Act, 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 2630 Fingerprint Search - $20 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual can request a driving record in person at a Driver Services Facility or by writing the Secretary of State in Springfield.
$12 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Illinois Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers with 4 or more nonexempt employees, excluding the employer’s family; Exemptions: certain camp counselors; members of religious organizations; | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $6.50/hour for adults age 18 or older for first 90 calendar days of employment ($.50 cents less than minimum wage; $7.50, eff. 7-1-09; $7.75, eff. 7-1-10). $6.00/hour for minors under age 18 ($.50 cents less than minimum wage; $7.50, eff. 7-1-09; $7.75, eff. 7-1-10). $4.55/hour for learners age 18 or older for up to 6 months (70% of minimum wage). Less than minimum wage permitted for handicapped, disabled, or elderly employees with special license; full minimum wage required if individual’s production level equals that of nondisadvantaged employees. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Minimum Wage Law, 820 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 105 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Agricultural workers; public sector employees who are FLSA-exempt; bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees as defined by the FLSA (nonprofit corporations may adopt a lower rate standard than federal law for these employees); those employed instead of another under a worktime exchange agreement between employees; certain employees of nonprofit educational or residential child care institutions | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 20 minutes taken during first 5 hours of scheduled shifts of 7½ or more consecutive hours, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise; excludes employees who monitor individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses, or both, who, in the course of such work, are required to be on call during an entire 8 hour work period (but such employees must be allowed to eat a meal during the 8-hour work period while continuing to monitor those individuals). Minors under age 16: 30-minute meal period if scheduled to work for 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | 820 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 105/4a, 140/3, 140/3.1, 205/4 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Indiana
Date Revised: 09/14/2012
| Governing Body: | Indiana State Department of Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Indiana State Police Mail-in Limited Criminal History Information Request form: $7 per request: Online fee: $15 per record-subscribers, $16.32 per record-Credit Card Indiana Code 10-13-3, Chapter 3, Criminal History Information |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Driver License Record Search
$7.50 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers of 2 or more nonexempt employees during a workweek, (also includes the state and other governmental agencies or political subdivisions); Exemptions: employees of camping; recreational, or guidance facilities run by a charitable religious or educational nonprofit organization;employers covered by FLSA; employers with only one employee during any workweek; employees under age 16; certain members of religious orders; volunteers for religious or charitable organizations; students working for schools where enrolled and attending; certain executive, administrative, or professional employees; persons not employed for more than 4 weeks in any 4 consecutive 3-month periods | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least $4.25/hour for workers under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Indiana Code, Title 22, Article 2, Chapter 2, Minimum Wage | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; certain piece rate workers and certain workers who perform two or more types of work; employees who agree to receive 1½ times a set basic rate which is substantially equivalent to the average hourly earnings of the employee over a representative period | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No general provision. Minors under age 18: one or two rest periods totaling at least 30 minutes during shift lasting 6 or more hours | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Indiana Code 20-33-3-30, Occupations for which less than 18 years of age may be employed |
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| Additional Info: | Camp Injury/Illness Report (PDF) | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Iowa
Date Revised: 09/23/2012
| Governing Body: | Iowa Department of Human Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Nationally accredited camps exempt from licensure. Food Establishment Permit Required
Iowa Administrative Code: IAC 441-109.1(237A) Child Care Centers and Preschools: Licensing Standards and Procedures |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Checks may be performed intermittently by the agency (DHS)
Iowa Records and Identification Bureau Iowa Administrative Code: Public Safety Department, 661, Chapter 8, Criminal Justice Information $13, $15 (if by fax) - employee search *Only fingerprinted arrests included in search |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Checks are only done for qualified organizations. Cost - $30.25 for employees, $15.25 for volunteers in addition to the state fee of $13 for employees and $5 for volunteers. Results are returned within 15 days. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Iowa Department of Transportation website.
$5.50 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Iowa Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees covered by FLSA; Exemptions: FLSA-exempt employers (exception–enterprise exemption applies only to an enterprise made up of one or more retail or service establishments whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $250,000, excluding excise taxes) | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least $4.25/hour ($5.30, eff. 4-1-07; $6.35, eff. 1-1-08) until the employee completes 90 calendar days of service. Employees terminated after completing the 90- day period and rehired within 3 years must be paid full minimum wage. Other subminimum rates may be paid under special certificates to learners, apprentices (at least age 16), student-learners (not less than 75% of minimum wage), full-time students (at least 85% of minimum wage), handicapped workers/trainees (may be less than 50% of minimum wage if severely handicapped, but not less than 25% if multi-handicapped). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Iowa Code §§91D.1; 875 Iowa Adm. Code 215.1(91D), 215.2(91D), 216.30(91D), 217.59(91D) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No general provision. Minors: 30 minute rest period for employees under age 16 working shift of 5 or more hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Iowa Code §92.7 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Kansas
Date Revised: 11/11/2012
| Governing Body: | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Inquiry Regarding Licensure for School Age or Drop-in Program Kansas Laws and Regulations for Licensing School Age Programs K.S.A. 65-501. License or temporary permit required; exemptions. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
For any staff, substitute, or volunteer: Kansas Bureau of Investigation Name Based Checks - $20.00 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available online from the Kansas Department of Revenue website.
Between $6.00 - $10.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Kansas Bureau of Investigation Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees covered by FLSA; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; volunteers for nonprofit organizations; parttime or occasional employees under age 18 | |
| Subminimum Wage: | For learners and apprentices: 80% of state minimum wage when hired, 90% after 2 months, full minimum wage after 3 months (with permit from Secretary of Human Resources); number of apprentices or learners hired at one time may not exceed 1 worker for each 5 regular employees, and they may not work on a parttime or occasional basis for less than 40 hours/week. At least 85% of state minimum wage for handicapped and patient laborers at state institutions or hospitals (with 1-year permit from Secretary). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: |
Kansas Statutes, Chapter 44, Labor and Industries, Article 12, Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours |
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 46-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Kansas Statutes, Chapter 44, Labor and Industries, Article 12, Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Kansas Administrative Regulations, §§49-30-1, 49-30-4, 49-31-6 |
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| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Kentucky
Date Revised: 03/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Kentucky Dept. for Public Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | ||
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Kentucky State Police Criminal Records Dissemination Branch 1250 Louisville Road Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 227-2221 $20.00 each check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available online.
$3.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Kentucky Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of legislative research commissions, state police, judicial support agencies, courts, or the state; employees of an organized nonprofit camp, religious, or nonprofit educational conference center that does not operate more than 7 months in a calendar year; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals (includes computer-related professionals); | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Learners, apprentices, the disabled, sheltered workshop employees, and students may be paid less than the minimum wage for a fixed period under certificates issued by the labor commissioner. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | K.R.S. §§337.010(2)(a), 337.065, 337.275 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. Covered employees who work 7 days in one week must be paid 1½ times the regular rate for work done on the 7th day. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; Exemptions to 7th day requirement: those who cannot work more than 40 hours a week (employers may credit overtime paid under other laws or by contract against 7th day of overtime); those whose duties are mainly limited to directing or supervising other employees; those operating boats or other water transportation; and certain nurses. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: reasonable amount of time taken within 3-5 hours after start of shift; at least 30 minutes for minors under age 18 if working at least 5 hours. Rest period: 10 minutes for every 4 hours worked (in addition to regularly scheduled meal period). | |
| Other Wages Source: | K.R.S. §§337.010(2)(a),337.050, 337.285, 337.355, 337.365, 339.270 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Louisiana
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Louisiana Admin. Code, Title 51, Public Health - Sanitary Code, Part XVI. Campsites (pp. 299-303) | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Bureau of Criminal Identification & Information |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: |
Yes An individual must fill out the Authorization Form and General Disclosure form. All forms available from the Louisiana State Police. The cost is $26.00. For FBI processing, where authorization is required, there is an additional $16.25 fee. Results are returned within 6–8 weeks. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available online from the OMV website.
$17 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Louisiana Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | N/A* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | No specified state-level exemptions. Federal FLSA exemptions applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Not available | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: minors–30 minutes during each 5-hour work period | |
| Other Wages Source: | La. R.S. 23:213, 23:486 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: Maine
Date Revised: 10/29/2012
| Governing Body: | Me. Dept. of Health and Human Services | Division of Environmental Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Maine State Agency Rules: Chapter 208 - Rules Relating to Boys, Girls, Boys and Girls, Day Camps and Primitive and Trip Camping (Word doc.) | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Department of Public Safety - Maine State Police $31.00 per check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles website
$7 for 3 year record |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Maine Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.50 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all nonexempt employees, including nursing home and hospital employees and public employees (except elected or appointed officials and firefighters); Exemptions: Employees who are counselors, junior counselors or counselors-in-training at camps licensed under Title 22, Sec. 2495 and employees under 18, who are employed at organized camps and similar seasonal recreation programs not requiring such license if they are operated by a non profit organization. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Less than state minimum wage permitted for learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers for a limited time period with a special certificate from Director of Labor. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, §663, §664(1-2), §666, §667 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. Employers may not require employees to work more than 80 overtime hours over 14 consecutive days (i.e., no more than 160 hours in a 2-week period), except emergency response workers, salaried executives, seasonal employees, and medical interns and residents or other workers; nurses may not be disciplined for refusing to work more than 12 consecutive hours (excluding certain public emergencies). | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; public employees, except those employed by the executive or judiciary branches of the state | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | 30-minute meal or rest period after each 6 hour shift. Exceptions: collective bargaining agreement providing otherwise; emergencies where there is danger to property, life, public safety, or health; businesses where fewer than 3 employees are on duty at one time and the nature of the work allows employees frequent breaks during the work day. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 26 §601 Code of Maine Rules, Department of Labor, 12, 170 Bureau of Labor Standards, Ch. 14 |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Maryland
Date Revised: 10/14/2012
| Governing Body: | Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | Youth Camp Certification | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 10.16.06, Certification for Youth Camps Certification for Youth Camps 2012, Center for Environmental Health and Community Services |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
CJIS-Central Repository Criminal History Record Check for Personnel at Youth Camps No fee for required agencies- must become authorized agency As of April 15, 2012, CJIS will only accept electronically submitted fingerprints. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
An individual can obtain a national FBI check through the contact agency's Web Site. The cost is $36.00 for volunteers who work with youth. The cost for individuals who do not work with youth is $42.00. Results are returned within 4–6 weeks. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available through Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration's Web Site.
$9 non-certified, $12 certified |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Maryland Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$10.50 per hour (Prince George’s County) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers and employees (including state and local government employees) unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: non-administrative resident and day camp employees at organized camps; volunteers or non-employees for educational, charitable, religious or nonprofit organizations; employees; employees under age 16 in part-time or vacation jobs for not more than 20 hours a week | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Employers covered by the FLSA may pay $4.25/hour to employees under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. Commissioner may issue rates for learners and apprentices (but not less than 80% of minimum wage), and for certain handicapped workers (under special certificates; “sheltered workshop” or “work activities” certificates issued by labor department must be filed by employer within 10 days of receipt). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl., §§3-401, 3-403, 3-410(2), 3-413, 3-414, 3-419; Prince George’s County Code, Ch. 18, Bill No. CB-1-2003; Balt. City Ord. 94-442 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. Agricultural farm workers exempt under FLSA: 1½ times regular rate after 60 hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; certain amusement or recreational establishments, including swimming pools | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No general provision. Minors: 30 minute rest period if working 5 consecutive hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. §§3-210(a)(1), 3-401, 3-403, 3-415, 3-420 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Massachusetts
Date Revised: 03/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Mass. Office of Health and Human Services | Camps - Recreational | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
105 CMR 430.00 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children Camps operated by a municipal recreation department are exempt from this licensing requirement. See Advisory to Municipal Boards of Health and Recreation Departments. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
For both staff and volunteers Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) Criminal History Systems Board Fees range up to $30 depending on party requesting information |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Request for Driving Record from the Mass. Dept. of Transportation.
$20 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.00 per hour
The Massachusetts minimum wage rate automatically increases to 10 cents above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage equals or becomes higher than the State minimum. |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: professional service employees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Not less than 80% of minimum wage for students, learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers with a special certificate for a fixed period from the Labor Commissioner; applies only to first 80 hours of employment in retail, merchandising, and laundry occupations. Certain minimum rates are set: $1.25/hour for ushers, ticket sellers/takers; $36/week for janitors and caretakers of residential property who are furnished living quarters; $1.60/hour for agricultural workers (except minors under 17 and the employer’s parent, spouse, child, or other immediate family member) and $1.85 for all others. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week (sums paid as commissions, drawing accounts, bonuses, or other incentive pay based on sales or production are excluded from both the regular and overtime rate computation). | |
| Exemptions: | Employees in a nonprofit charitable summer camp; laborers in agriculture and farming on a farm; employees in a nonprofit school or college; those in a business or seasonal operation carried on not more than 120 days in any ear; those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; janitors or caretakers of residential property who are furnished with living quarters and are paid at least $30 a week; bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals, or qualified trainees earning more than $80 a week; learners, apprentices or handicapped persons under a special license | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes after 6 hours of work (violations subject to $300 - $600 fine). | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 136, §§ 6,13 |
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| Additional Info: | July 2012: Governor Patrick signs bill to improve water safety for children in the Commonwealth: More Information | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Michigan
Date Revised: 12/2/2012
| Governing Body: | State of Michigan | Department of Human Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Yes, for all camp staff.
Michigan State Police FOIA - Freedom of Information Requests for the Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing $10 Per check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Department of State. A request form is available online.
$7.00 per record; $8.00 if certified |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Michigan State Police | Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.40 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers with at least 2 employees at one time, age 16 or older, within a calendar year and all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: summer camp employees if employed not longer than 4 months; employees exempt from FLSA (unless federal law would result in the employees being paid a lower minimum wage rate; however, certain domestic employees who provide companionship services and those who provide child care services, (other than live-in domestics) are subject to the minimum wage requirements unless he/she is under age 18, provides services on a casual basis, or provides services that do not regularly exceed 20 hours per week) | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Lower rates may be set by wage deviation board for apprentices, learners, and handicapped workers. New hires age 16-19 may be paid a training wage of $4.25/hour for the first 90 days. Employees age 16 and 17: 85% of state minimum wage ($5.91; $6.08, eff. 7-1-07; $6.29, eff. 7-1-08); employees age 16 and 17 may be paid a training wage ($4.25/hour) for the first 90 days of employment, followed by the 85% subminimum wage rate, but employees age 18 and 19 must be paid the full state minimum wage rate after receiving the training wage for the first 90 days. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 408, Section 408.384 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. Employees may exchange up to 240 hours of overtime pay for compensatory time off. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employers subject to the FLSA’s minimum wage requirements; those employees exempt from the FLSA’s minimum wage requirements (however, certain domestic employees who provide companionship services and those who provide child care service (other than livein domestics) are subject to the overtime requirements unless he/she is under age 18, provides services on a casual basis, or provides services that do not regularly exceed 20 hours per week); employees in bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacities, including academic administrators or elementary or secondary school teachers; employees of amusement or recreational establishments operating not more than 7 months in a calendar year; and agricultural employees | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No general provision. Minors: 30 minute meal and rest period for minors working shift of more than 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Michigan Complied Laws, Chapter 408, Section 408.381-408.398 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Minnesota
Date Revised: 12/2/2012
| Governing Body: | Minnesota Department of Health | Environmental Health Division | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Lodging in Minnesota | Youth Camps Minnesota Statues, Chapter 157 (Section 157.16) Additional relevant statutes and rules: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 144 (Sections 144.71-144.74) and Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 4630 (4630.2300-4630.4750) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Via Internet: Minnesota Public Criminal History Also see: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 (13.87) Minnesota Department of Public Safety |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Driver and Vehicle Records are available through the Driver & Vehicle Services website.
$9.50 record copy; $10.50 certified record copy |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$6.15 per hour* for "large employers," defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $625,000. $5.25 per hour* for "small employers," defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $625,000. |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: staff members of a nonprofit organization employed on a seasonal basis in an organized children’s resident or day camp; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; volunteers for nonprofit organizations; minors under age 18 working less than 20 hours a week on municipal recreational programs | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $4.90/hour for employees under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive days of employment. The Department may issue rules for the handicapped, apprentices, and learners. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Acts (Minnesota Statutes 177.24) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 48-hour week. State and political subdivision employees: 1½ hours off for each hour worked over 48 in any workweek instead of overtime pay. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage (except corn detasslers under age 18); seasonal employees for a carnival, fair, or ski facility | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirements: | Meal period: sufficient time to eat a meal during shift of 8 or more hours; need not be paid time; collective bargaining agreements may provide otherwise. Rest period: adequate time to visit restroom in each 4 consecutive hours of work (collective bargaining agreements may provide otherwise); reasonable time to express breast milk for nursing mothers (doesn’t need to be paid time). | |
| Other Wages Source: | Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 177 (177.21-177.35) | |
| Additional Info: | Minnesota state minimum-wage laws | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: Mississippi
Date Revised: 12/2/2012
| Governing Body: | Miss. Dept. of Health | Child Care & Youth Camp Licensure | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | ||
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Mississippi Criminal Information Center |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available online from the Dept. of Public Safety website.
$11 and a $2.14 convenience fee |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Mississippi Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | N/A* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | No specified state-level exemptions. Federal FLSA exemptions applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | U.S. Department of Labor | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Not available | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: Missouri
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services | |
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | Licensing & Regulations | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Missouri State Highway Patrol Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 43, Highway Patrol, State, Section 43.518 $20 per fingerprint check, $10 per name check; $16.50for licensing or employment checks and $15.00 for volunteers to those covered care facilities. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division website.
$5.88, $0.50 fax transmission fee |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Missouri Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.35 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers and employees as defined by the FLSA; Exemptions: individuals employed for less than 4 months a year by a resident camp or day camp, or employees of an educational conference center operated by an educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization; students in a work-study program; bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees; agricultural employees; volunteers or nonemployees for an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization; employees covered by the federal minimum wage law; employees of a retail or service business with an annual gross income of less than $500,000 | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least $0.90 cents less than the state minimum wage ($5.60, eff. 1-1-07) for learners and apprentices for up to 3 months (or up to 6 months with Director’s approval). Lower than minimum or subminimum wage permitted for handicapped workers (with Director’s approval). Amusement or recreation workers (who are exempt from federal minimum wage law) may be paid the learner and apprentice rate for up to 90 working days. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: |
Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 290, Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights Section 290.502 Minimum wage rate Section 290.515, Physical or mental deficiency of employee Section 290.517, Learners and apprentices
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week; 52-hour week for employees of an amusement or recreation business (as defined by FLSA). | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 290, Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights |
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| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Montana
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Administrative Rules: 37.111.5: Youth Camps | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Montana Criminal Records Name-based (MT only) check: $10 per record/$11.50 online Fingerprint-based (WIN or State check): $10 Federal Fingerprint-Based Check: $27.25 Federal Fingerprint-Based Check For Volunteers: $23.25 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Montana Motor Vehicle Division Office website.
$7.25 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Montana Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$4.00 per hour (businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees, except farm workers, unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees covered by the FLSA (unless the state minimum wage is higher than the federal rate); students in a distributive education program established under an accredited educational programs; volunteers for nonprofit organizations whether fully or partially reimbursed; certain handicapped workers; apprentices or learners (exempt for up to 30 days); bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; live-in managers of lodging or personal care facilities | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Apprentices and learners may be paid subminimum rates for 30 days if exempted by the Labor Commissioner. Farm workers under age 18 may be paid subminimum rates (of at least 50% of the minimum wage) for 180 days. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Mont. Code Ann. §§39-3-402, 39-3-404, 39-3-406(1), 39-3-408(2), 39-3-409 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week; 48-hour week for students working and receiving board, lodging or other facilities at seasonal amusement or recreational areas. Overtime inapplicable to farm workers. | |
| Exemptions: | Guides, cooks, camp tenders and livestock handlers for a licensed outfitter; those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; employees covered under Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Mont. Code Ann. §§39-3-405, 39-3-406, 39-3-408 | |
| Additional Info: | none | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Nebraska
Date Revised::01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Title 178 - Envorinmental Health, Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations Relating to Recreation Camps State of Nebraska Revised Statute: Chapter 71, 71-3101 to 71- 3107 |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Nebraska State Patrol $15 per request |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Availble through the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles website.
$3.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Nebraska Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers of 4 or more employees at any one time; Exemptions: seasonal employees working not more than 20 weeks in a calendar year; executives, administrators, and professionals; federal, state, and local government employees; volunteers or non-employees for an educational, charitable, or religious organization | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least 75% of state minimum wage for student learners in bona fide vocational training. New employees under age 20 and not seasonal or migrant workers: $4.25/hr for the first 90 days and for an additional 90 days if in on-the-job-training which requires technical, personal, or other skills necessary for employment and is approved by the Labor Commissioner. No more than 25% of total hours paid by employer can be at training wage. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 48, Labor, 48-1201 to 48-1203.01 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No general provision. 1½ times regular rate after: 40-hour week for non-exempt state employees | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | U.S. Department of Labor - Nebraska | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Nevada
Date Revised: 7/25/2012
| Governing Body: |
Nevada Department of Health & Human Services | State Health Division |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
The boards of health of health districts and counties shall issue licenses to qualified applicants for the operation of children’s camps. No children’s camp may be operated without first obtaining such a license. Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 444 - Sanitation, Children's Camps (444.220-444.320) Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 432A, Services and Facilities for Care of Children Southern Nevada Health District: Requirements for Equipment and Structure of Children's Camps |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Nevada Department of Public Safety Records and Technology Division 333 W. Nye Lane, Suite 100 Carson City, NV 89706 (775) 684-6262 Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 179A , Records of Criminal History $21.00 per record |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Driver History Reports
$7 uncertified, $11 certified |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Nevada Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$8.25 per hour (with no health ins. benefits provided by employer) $7.25 per hour (with health ins. benefits provided by employer and received by employee) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all nonexempt employees in private employment; Exemptions: certain handicapped workers under special certificates | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Minors under age 18: $4.38 per hour. Severely handicapped persons specified in certain certificates issued by the rehabilitation division of the state department of employment and training may be paid a specified subminimum wage. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 608, 608.250; Nev. Adm. Code 608.2-608.10, 608.110, 608.250 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week, unless employee agrees to work 10 hours per day for 4 calendar days within the workweek. Eff. 12-12-06 – 4-11-07, nonexempt employees who are offered qualifying health insurance from their employer must be paid daily overtime if they earn less than $7.725/hour; if they are not offered qualifying health insurance they must be paid daily overtime if they earn less than $9.225/hour. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the minimum wage; executives, administrators, and professionals | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes for 8 hours worked. An employee may voluntarily agree to forego a meal period (employer has burden of proving agreement). Rest period (the following does not apply where there is only one employee at a place of employment, or where a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise): (a) 10 minutes for each 4 hours worked, taken in the middle of each work period if possible; (b) one 10-minute rest period if employee works at least 3½ continuous hours but less than 7 continuous hours; (c) two 10-minute rest periods if employee works at least 7 continuous hours but less than 11 continuous hours; (d) three 10-minute rest periods if employee works at least 11 continuous hours but less than 15 continuous hours; (e) four 10-minute rest periods if employee works at least 15 continuous hours but less than 19 continuous hours. Unpaid lunch breaks are not considered when determining the number of hours worked. An employee may voluntarily agree to forego any rest period (employer has burden of proving agreement). Employers may apply to Labor Commissioner for an exemption if business necessity precludes meal and rest periods. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§608.018, 608.019, 608.250; Nev. Adm. Code §§608.10, 608.125, 608.145 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: New Hampshire
Date Revised: 9/23/2012
| Governing Body: |
N.H. Dept. of Environmental Services Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Youth Recreation Camp Licensing Program | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | N. H. Dept. of Safety - Division of State Police 33 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03305 Phone: (603) 271-2538 Administrative Rules: Saf-C 5700 $25 per record |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Request form available through the DMV web site.
$15.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | New Hampshire Registration of Criminal Offenders | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of summer camps for minors | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least 75% of state minimum wage for workers with less than 6 months’ experience and minors age 16 or younger, if employer files application with Labor Commissioner within 10 days of hire. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 279:21-26-b | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the minimum wage; employees covered by the FLSA; and employees of certain amusement, seasonal, or recreational establishments. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes after 5 consecutive hours worked, unless employee is able and permitted by employer to eat while working. | |
| Other Wages Source: | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 275:30-a | |
| Additional Info: | No | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: New Jersey
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | Department of Health & Senior Services | Consumer, Environmental, and Occupational Health Service | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
New Jersey Youth Camp Standards N.J.A.C. 8:25 Form CB-11: Application for Certificate of Approval to Operate a Youth Camp ACA Accreditation accepted in lieu of a pre-operational and operational inspections. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Division of State Police Employees- $57.50 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Nonprofit, youth serving organizations must register with the agency’s Volunteer Review Operations in order to request federal checks. The cost is $26.00 for volunteers and $57.50 for employees. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | State of New Jersey | Motor Vehicle Commission
$10 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry | |
| 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: |
N.J. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development | Wage and Hour Compliance - General Information
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| 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 Requirments: | No general provision. Minors: 30 minute lunch period for employees under age 18 who work shift of more than 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
N.J. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development | Wage and Hour Compliance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: New Mexico
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | New Mexico Environment Department | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Permits are required for camps that provide food services, swimming pools, and drinking water: Contact an NMED Food Specialist or your District Field Office for more information. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
New Mexico Dept. of Public Safety $10.00 for first check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A downloadable form to request a check is available from the New Mexico MVD website. | |
| State Sex Offender Registry: | New Mexico Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.50 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; federal and state government employees; volunteers or nonemployees for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations (including persons who are paid to work there while being rehabilitated); students regularly enrolled in primary or secondary schools working after school or during vacation periods; employees age 18 or younger who are not students; and employees age 18 or younger who are not graduates of a secondary school. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor Commissioner may set subminimum rates (but not less than 50% of minimum wage) for handicapped or disabled workers, including agricultural workers (under special certificates). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes during shift of 6 hours or more. | |
| Other Wages Source: | ||
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: New York
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | New York State Department of Health | Children's Camps | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
New York City requires all camps within its boroughs to be inspected and licensed by the Office of Community Sanitation. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes (check of the New York State DCJS Sex Offender Registry required for all employees and volunteers) | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Record Review Unit New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services 4 Tower Place Albany, NY 12203-3764 518-485-7675 NYS Sex Offender Registry Search Procedures for Children's Camps $50 per search |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the New York State DMV Web site.
$10-$15 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | New York Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: staff counselors in children’s camps; executive, administrative, and professional employees; members of religious orders; ministers, priests, rabbis, sextons, and Christian Science readers; various other individuals working for religious or charitable institutions; public employees; volunteers, learners, or apprentices working for nonprofit religious, charitable or educational institutions; and volunteers (at least age 18) at a recreational or amusement event lasting no longer than 8 consecutive days and run by a business that operates such events, provided only one such event occurs in the same calendar year, the business informs each volunteer in writing that he/she is waiving the right to receive the minimum wage, such notice is signed and dated by the business and the volunteer and is kept on file by the business for 36 months. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Subminimum rates may be set by wage order (under special certificates for a fixed period) for: learners, apprentices, persons whose earning capacity is impaired by youth or age or physical or mental deficiency or injury; students working for a resort or camp (for not more than 17 consecutive weeks); and residential employees in a non-profit religious, charitable or educational organization, or college sorority or fraternity; youth rates apply to certain jobs under Farm Worker wage order. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | N.Y. CLS Labor §§651, 652, 655(5)(c), 673; NYCRR §§137-1.2, 137-1.4, 137-1.5, 137-3.4, 138-2.1, 141-1.3, 141-1.7, 142-2.1, 142-2.5(b), 190-2.1, 190-2.3 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week (by wage orders), excluding janitors and certain industries exempt under the FLSA | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the minimum wage. Industry-specific exemptions apply under wage orders for the following: Hotel Industry; Restaurant Industry; Building Service Occupations; Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations; Nonprofit Institutions; and Farm Workers. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: Mercantile and other employees-at least 30-minute lunch break between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; at least 30 minutes if shift of 6 hours or more which extends over noonday meal period (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) given during that shift; or at least 45-minute meal break if starting work between 1 p.m. and 6 a.m. (and working 6 or more hours) given in the middle of the shift. Additional 20-minute meal break between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. for shifts starting before 11 a.m. and ending after 7 p.m. Shorter meal breaks permitted with permission of Labor Commissioner, or if only one employee is on duty or performs a specific job and he/she voluntarily consents to eat on the job without relief; break may be 30-minutes if there is no hardship to the employee; in special or unusual circumstances Commission may issue a permit for a break of not less than 20 minutes. | |
| Other Wages Source: | N.Y. CLS Labor §§162, 651; NYCRR §§137-1.3, 137-3.2; 138-2.2, 138-4.4; 141-3.2; 142-2.2, 142-2.14; 190-9.3 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: North Carolina
Date Revised: 01/20/2013
| Governing Body: | N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Rules Governing the Sanitation of Resident Camps |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
The North Carolina Court System Fees: $25 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | N.C. Dept. of Transportation website
$8 Limited Extract; $8 Complete Extract; $11 Certified True Copy |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | North Carolina Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of summer camps or seasonal religious or nonprofit educational conference centers; a spouse, child, parent, or other dependent of the employer; employees of establishments that have less than 3 employees in a workweek; bona fide executives, administrators, professionals, and outside salespeople as defined by the FLSA; bona fide volunteers in medical, educational, religious, or nonprofit organizations where there is no employment relationship; seasonal recreational program employees run by the state or a local government | |
| Subminimum Wage: | 90% of minimum wage for fulltime students, learners, apprentices, and messengers, rounded to lowest nickel. Other subminimum rates may be set for handicapped workers. 85% of minimum wage for: persons unemployed for at least 15 weeks and economically disadvantaged, persons whose families are receiving Work First Family Assistance or are receiving supplemental social security benefits (under special certificates) for up to 52 weeks, and seasonal amusement/recreational and food service employees. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 95-25.3, 95-25.14(a)-(b1) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40- hour week; 45-hour week for seasonal amusement or recreational establishment employees; after hours over 8 in a day or 80 in a 14-day work period for hospital and nursing home employees if notified in advance. Alternative methods of computing overtime that are permitted under the FLSA are permitted under the state wage-hour law. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; state and local government employees; child care workers or other live-in employees in homes for dependent children | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No general provision. Minors: 30 minute rest period for employees under age 16 who work shift of more than 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 95-25.14, 95-25.4, 95-25.5(e) | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: North Dakota
Date Revised: 6/7/2012
| Governing Body: | North Dakota Dept. of Health | Local Health Units | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
North Dakota Division of Food and Lodging Summer Camp Application available for camps operating in Bottineau County, Burke County, McHenry County, McLean County, Renville County, Sheridan County, and Ward County. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | North Dakota Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigation PO Box 1054 Bismarck ND 58502 701 328-5500 800 472-2185
$15 per record check ($5 for non-profit charitable organizations exclusively for the benefit of children and vulnerable elders) |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Request for Driver Abstract from the N.D. DOT.
$3 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | North Dakota Sex Offender Website | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of nonprofit camps that are directly youth-related and intended for educational purposes; guides, cooks, and camp-tenders for hunting or fishing guide services; students working parttime | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Commissioner may issue special licenses setting subminimum rates for students/learners in vocational or related programs (but not less than 85% of state minimum wage) and handicapped or disabled workers in community rehabilitation/work training programs. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week; State or local government employees may receive compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay in accordance with the FLSA. | |
| Exemptions: | Bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees; employees who spend at least 51% of their time providing direct care to clients of a shelter, foster care, or other related establishment which primarily provides temporary shelter, crisis intervention, prevention, education, and fellowship; certain artistic professionals; certain teachers, instructors, tutors, and lecturers | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes after 5 hours’ work where there are 2 or more employees, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise. | |
| Other Wages Source: | ||
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Ohio
Date Revised: 01/21/2013
| Governing Body: | ||
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Requires permission from the Department of Health annually. Day camps must register. If ACA Accredited, then automatically approved. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Ohio Revised Code, 2151.861 Compliance of child day camps with RC 2151.86. $8.00 per transaction |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
An individual can obtain an FBI check by submitting a request to the contact agency and a completed ten-print card containing traditional "rolled" fingerprints. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles website.
$8.50 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Ohio Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$7.25 per hour (for those employers grossing $283,000 or less) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt. Employers whose annual gross volume of business sales is less than $150,000, excluding excise taxes at the retail level, are not subject to the minimum wage law; Exemptions: employees of nonprofit camps or recreational facilities for children under age 18; executive, administrative, and professional employees as defined by the FLSA; federal government employees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | 85% of minimum wage for apprentices (for up to 90 days). $2.80/hour for certain agricultural employees who work as hand harvest laborers paid on a piece rate basis. Physically or mentally disabled employees may be paid less than minimum wage under special licenses. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | ||
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week (except employers grossing less than $150,000 a year); for all hours over 8 in a day or 80 in a 14-day work period for hospital, nursing home and day care center employees. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt under the FLSA, and agricultural employees. Employers whose annual gross volume of business sales is less than $150,000, excluding excise taxes at the retail level, are not subject to the overtime pay law. Special rules apply to county employees. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Rest period: at least 30 minutes after 5 hours’ work for minors under age 18. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Ohio Revised Code, Title 41, Labor and Industry, Chapter 4109, Employment of Minors, 4109.07(C), 4111.01(C, D), 4111.03 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Oklahoma
Date Revised: 2/16/2013
| Governing Body: | Okla. Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
A residential camp is considered a “School Age Program.” If accredited by ACA, camp is automatically certified. 340:110-3-33.3. Requirements for day camps Licensing Requirements for School-Age Programs and Summer Day Camps |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation $15 name based check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available online from the Okla. Dept. of Public Safety website.
$25.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$7.25 per hour (Employers of ten or more full time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees) $2.00 per hour (All other employers) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers with more than 10 employees at any one location or place of business; an employer with less than 10 full-time employees (or the equivalent of 10) at any one location or place of business is covered if it’s annual business gross exceeds $100,000/year. Employees of the state or any lessee or concessionaire of the state are specifically covered; Exemptions: temporary part-time employees who work less than 25 hours a week; employees under age 18 who have not graduated from high school or a vocational training program; employees covered by the FLSA; employees under age 22 who are regularly enrolled students in a high school, college, university, or vocational training program; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Commissioner of Labor may set subminimum rates for learners, apprentices, messengers, and handicapped and disabled workers (under special certificates for a fixed period), employees of state or local governments or instrumentalities, and students and regular attendants at institutions of higher learning. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | 40 Okl. Stat §§197.2, 197.4(d), (e), 197.5, 197.11, 197.16 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Rest period: for minors under age 16, one cumulative hour of rest during 8 consecutive hour shift, including one 30-minute rest period after 5 consecutive hours’ worked. | |
| Other Wages Source: | 40 Okl. Stat. §75 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Oregon
Date Revised: 02/23/2013
| Governing Body: |
Oregon Health Authority - Community Liason for Local Health Departments |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Organizational Camp Development Permit Information Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division: Chapter 333, Division 30 - Organizational Camps Department of Human Services, Division 150, Food Sanitation Rules |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division Attn: Police Reports 4th Floor 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, Oregon, 97310 $10 per request |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: |
Download a request form from the Oregon DMV Web Site. $1.50 - $12.50 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Oregon Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.95 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: seasonal employees at a camp with a gross annual income of less than $500,000; persons working for a nonprofit conference ground or center operated for educational, charitable, or religious purposes; employees who maintain, manage, or assist in the management of a multiunit temporary or permanent lodging facility while living on the premises; employees living at a job site to be available for emergency and other duties (but on-call work is exempt); administrators, executives, and professionals; employees of the U.S. government; employees of the primary or secondary school where they are enrolled | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor Commissioner may set subminimum rates for handicapped workers, student-learners (at least 75% of minimum wage, special certificate required, and hours of work training plus hours of school instruction cannot exceed 8 per day or 40 per week). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | O.R.S. §§653.010, 653.020, 653.022, 653.025, 653.030, 653.035(3), 653.070(2)-(4) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate (excluding commissions, overrides, bonuses, tips, and other benefits) after 40-hour week. Minors under age 18: 1½ times the regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage, those employed in the care of quarters or livestock, conducting messhalls, superintendence and direction of work | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes for minors under age 16 provided no later than 5 hours and 1 minute after start of shift; all other employees–30 minutes during work periods of 6-8 hours; if work period is 7 hours or less meal period must be given between 2nd and 5th hour worked; if work period is more than 7 hours meal period must be given between 3rd and 6th hour worked. If the nature of the work prevents the employee from being relieved from all duty to take a meal break, then for work periods of 6-8 hours the employee must be given a period in which to eat while continuing to work or remain on call. Meal periods of less than 30 minutes, but not less than 20 minutes, are permitted if it is established industry practice or custom. Rest period: 10 minutes for every 4 hours worked (in addition to the meal period) taken near the middle of the 4-hour work period (excludes workers age 18 or older who work less than 5 hours in a 16-hour period and work alone in a retail or service job and may leave the post to use the restroom). Female employees who need to express breast milk for a child 18 months old or younger may use rest periods that are otherwise provided; up to 60 minutes in rest periods per 8-hour shift to express milk may be provided. If law or contract requires rest periods to be paid periods, then rest periods used for expressing milk also must be paid. If an employee takes unpaid rest periods, the employer may allow the employee to work before or after her normal shift to make up the amount of time used during the unpaid rest periods. If the employee does not work to make up the amount of time used during the unpaid rest periods, the employer is not required to pay the employee for that time. These provisions apply only to employers of 25 or more employees within the state, for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which the rest periods are to be taken or in the year immediately preceding the year in which the rest periods are to be taken. | |
| Other Wages Source: | O.R.S. §§652.020, 653.020, 653.077, 653.261(1), 653.265, 653.315(3); Or. Adm. R. §§839-020-0050, 839-021-0072 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Pennsylvania
Date Revised: 2/01/13
| Governing Body: |
Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture | Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | Pennsylvania Code, Title 28, Part II, Chapter 19, Section 19.11-19.14 | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
PATCH Helpdesk 1-888-QUERY-PA (1-888-783-7972)
$10 per request
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: |
Pennsylvania | Department of Transportation, Driver & Vehicle Services Online Business Driver History Request Service $5 basic, $10 certified |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Pennsylvania State Police Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of seasonal amusement parks, organized camps, and religious or nonprofit educational conference centers; executives, administrators, and professionals; seasonal employees under age 18; students under age 24 working with either handicapped or exceptional children for nonprofit or welfare agencies or with campers under age 18 for nonprofit day or resident camps operating less than 3 months a year; certain students employed by nonprofit educational institutions where enrolled or by related nonprofit facilities; | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Students and learners under special certificates may be paid 85% of minimum wage. The certificate must provide that employment for 6 or fewer students (except during vacation periods) will be on a part-time basis and will not exceed 20 hours in any workweek at a subminimum rate. If 7 or more students are employed at a subminimum rate, a special certificate will be issued only if the employer certifies that their employment will not reduce the full-time employment opportunities for other workers. Employees under age 20 may be paid a training wage that is at least equal to the federal minimum wage ($5.15 per hour) for the first 60 days of employment. Handicapped or disabled workers may be paid less than minimum wage if the employer obtains either a license specifying a wage rate commensurate with the employee’s productive capacity (by joint employer-employee application) or a federal certificate under the FLSA. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Pennsylvania Code, Title 34, Part XII, Section 231.1-231.103 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: minors under age 18 and seasonal farm workers-at least 30 minutes after 5 hours’ work (for farm workers break may be for meals or rest). | |
| Other Wages Source: | Pennsylvania Code, Title 34, Part XII, Section 231.101 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Puerto Rico
Date Revised: 8/23/2011
| Governing Body: | Government of Puerto Rico (Spanish) | Departamento de la Familia | |
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 68-78 | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Each employee must present a certificate of non-criminal background every 6 months | |
| State Allows FBI Checks: | ||
| Driving Record Checks: | ||
| State Sex Offender Registry: | ||
| Minimum Wage: |
Puerto Rico also has minimum wage rates that vary according to the industry. These rates range from a minimum of $4.25 to $7.25 per hour. |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: U.S. and Puerto Rico government employees; Puerto Rico municipal government employees; administrators, executives, and professionals. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor Secretary issues permits for subminimum rates for workers whose earning capacity is impaired by age, disability, or injury, apprentices and learners/trainees, but not less than 50% of the applicable minimum wage. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 29, Part 1, Chapter 11A, Section 250 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week for employees of FLSA-covered employers, unless a rate is fixed by the Minimum Wage Board or a collective bargaining agreement. Non-FLSA-covered employers: double-time required for extra hours of work–(1) over 8 hours in any period of 24 consecutive hours; (2) over 40 hours during any week unless the hours worked daily over 8 are paid at double-time; (3) on a day when the establishment should be closed to the public by law, unless the employer obtained a permit from the labor secretary and the total hours worked during the day is not over 8 hours or 40 hours during the week; (4) on days of rest for businesses and industries not subject to the closing of their establishment; (5) over the maximum hours set by the Minimum Wage Board for the particular occupation, business, or industry; and (6) over the maximum hours a day fixed by a collective labor agreement. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the Puerto Rico minimum wage. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 1 hour after 3rd hour and before 6th hour of shift unless an employer-employee agreement or union contract provides otherwise. Minors age 14 – 17: 1 hour lunch period during shift of 4 consecutive hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 29, Part 1, Chapter 13, 19 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Rhode Island
Date Revised: 2/1/2013
| Governing Body: | State of Rhode Island | Department of Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Application and Instructions for: Resort, Lodging, Camp Application and Instructions for Food Business: Food Service (Non-Profit) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | In some instances, see link below. | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Identification 150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 (401) 421-5268 State of Rhode Island, Department of Children, Youth and Families | Criminal Records Check Policy $5 per check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available online through the Division of Motor Vehicles Web Site
$19.50 driving record fee |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | State of Rhode Island | Parole Board & Sex Offender Community Notification Unit | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.75 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of organized camps (except annual full-time employees) that do not operate more than 7 months a year; volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, and nonprofit organizations; an individual employed by a son, daughter, or spouse, and children under age 21 employed by a parent(s); federal government employees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Subminimum rates permitted for: Minors age 14 and 15 - at least 75% of minimum wage for workweek of 24 hours or less, and full minimum wage if over 24 hours; Full-time students under age 19 working for a nonprofit association or corporation of a religious, educational library, or community service nature - at least 90% of minimum wage; Disabled employees - with special license from Labor Director; Learners and apprentices - with special license for up to 90 days and full minimum wage thereafter. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: |
State of Rhode Island General Laws, Title 28, Chapter 28-12, Section 3 |
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week. Hours worked on Sundays and holidays must generally be paid at time-and-a-half. Employees cannot be penalized or discharged for refusing to work on a Sunday or holiday, unless employed by a manufacturer that operates for 7 continuous days per week. “Holidays” include New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Victory Day (second Monday in August), Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day is observed as the legal holiday. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; employees of summer camps open up to 6 months a year; state employees on nonstandard work schedules; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals earning at least $200 a week; other salaried employees making at least $200 a week, unless wages, if computed on a weekly basis, would fall below minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | All employees are entitled to a twenty (20) minute mealtime within a six (6) hour work shift, and a thirty (30) minute mealtime with an eight (8) hour work shift. An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for this mealtime. This provision shall not apply to: (a) an employer of a health care facilities licensed in accordance with chapter 23-17 of the general laws; or (b) an employer who employs less than three (3) people on any shift at the worksite. | |
| Other Wages Source: |
State of Rhode Island General Laws, Title 28, Chapter 28-14, Section 2 |
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| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: South Carolina
Date Revised: 2/22/2013
| Governing Body: | South Carolina | Department of Health and Environmental Control | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
DHEC Inspections of Food Service Establishments S.C. Regulation 61-25: Retail Food Establishments South Carolina | Department of Social Services - Child Care Licensing Day camps which allow campers to attend for 3 consecutive weeks or longer are considered Child Care Centers and must be licensed by the Department of Social Services. S.C. Code of Laws, Title 63, Chapter 13 (Childcare Facilities) S.C. Code of Regulations, Chapter 114 (Department of Social Services) S.C. Code of Regulations, Chapter 88 (Department of Disabilities and Special Needs) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Only Day Camps required to be licensed as Child Care Centers are required to run state and federal level fingerprint checks on all employees and volunteers.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division $25 per search ($8.00 for charitable organizations) |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available at the South Carolina DMV Web Site.
$6 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | South Carolina Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | N/A* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | No specified state-level exemptions. Federal FLSA exemptions applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | U.S. Department of Labor | South Carolina | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Not available | |
| Additional Info: |
Special needs camps require additional licensure by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Application to Operate Residential, Day, Respite or Camp Facility |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: South Dakota
Date Revised: 2/21/13
| Governing Body: | South Dakota Department of Health | |
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | Office of Health Protection | Food Service Licensing
South Dakota Legislature Administrative Rules - Food Service Code: Chapter 44:02:07 |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation 1302 E Hwy 14, Suite 5 Pierre, SD 57501-8505 (605) 773-3331 $24 per record check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | A request form is available at the Department of Public Safety website.
$5 plus a local city tax |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | South Dakota Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employees over age 18 unless specifically exempt. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Opportunity wage of $4.25 for first 90 days of employment permitted for persons under age 20. Subminimum rates may be set (by permit) for apprentices, learners, the disabled, and the handicapped. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapters 60-11-3 through 60-11-5 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Not available | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Tennessee
Date Revised: 4/07/2013
| Governing Body: | Tennessee Department of Health | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Tennessee Code 68-110 Organized Camps |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Tennessee Code 37-5-511. Criminal violation information required of persons having access to children Tennessee Code 38-6-109. Verification of criminal violation information Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS) - $29 per record |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
A qualified organization must sign a User Agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to use the Tennessee Applicant Processing Services (TAPS) program. Cost $56 for employees and $44 for volunteers. |
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| Driving Record Checks: |
Request for Driver Record (MVR) - Authorized Requestor Request for Driver Record (MVR) - Individual Authorization $5 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Tennessee Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | N/A* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | No specified state-level exemptions. Federal FLSA exemptions applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | U.S. Department of Labor | Tennessee | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal or rest period: 30-minute meal or rest period some time after 1st hour of shift of 6 or more hours (includes minors who work 6 consecutive hours); exception–employees that have ample opportunity for rest or breaks by nature of the work. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Tennessee Code 50-2-103 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
State Regulations: Texas
Date Revised: 4/72013
| Governing Body: | Tex. Dept. of State Health Services | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
25 Tex. Admin. Code § 265.11-29 |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Texas Department of Public Safety $3.00 (+ service fees) per online search; |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Driver License Div. website
Driving record request: $4.50 - $22 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Texas Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of any camp run by a religious, educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization; employees of certain amusement or recreational establishments; employees of the Boy or Girls Scouts of America; those employees covered by the FLSA; employees under age 18 who are not high school or vocational training program graduates and employees under age 20 regularly enrolled in a high school, college, university, or vocational training program (unless an agricultural or piece rate worker); bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; volunteers or non-employees providing services for an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization; employees of a family member. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Not permitted. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Tex. Lab. Code §§ 62.051-.052, 62.102-.103, 62.152-.160 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Not available | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Utah
Date Revised: 2/16//2013
| Governing Body: |
Utah Dept. of Health | Division of Disease Control and Prevention Utah Department of Environmental Quality Utah Dept. of Human Services (Outdoor Youth Programs) |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Day camps (as Child Care, up through age 12) and Programs for Venerable Individuals are required to be licensed. Utah Administrative Code, Rule R392-300. Recreation Camp Sanitation. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Utah Dept. of Public Safety
Name Check - $15.00 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Organizations that work with children and vulnerable adults are eligible to obtain an FBI check. Turn around time is 3-4 weeks.
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Utah Dept. of Public Safety Web site.
$6.00-$10.75 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | SONAR (Sex and Kidnap Offender Notification and Registration) | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: seasonal employees of nonprofit camping programs, religious or recreational programs, and registered and nonprofit educational and charitable organizations; employees covered under the FLSA; employees of an immediate family member; apprentices and students employed by the school they attend; and certain seasonal hourly employees working for a seasonal amusement establishment with permanent structures and facilities. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least $4.25/hour for minors for first 90 days of employment (then pay minimum wage); a subminimum rate set by commissioner may be paid to learners for first 160 hours of employment; rates lower than the minimum wage may be authorized by the commissioner for handicapped workers. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Utah Code Ann. §§34-40-103, 34-40-104; Utah Adm. Code R610-1-3, R610-1-4 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No general provision. 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week for any person or company that performs work for a state, county, or municipal government. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: minors-30 minutes for 5 hours’ work. Rest period: minors-10 minutes after every 4 hours (taken after 3 consecutive hours). | |
| Other Wages Source: | Utah Code Ann. §§34-30-8; Utah Adm. Code §610-2-3 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Vermont
Date Revised: 5/1/2013
| Governing Body: | Vermont Department of Health
Vermont Department for Children and Families, Agency of Human Services |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Residential camps under sanitation regulations: Food and Lodging Program. Yes - some day camps - See Recreation Exemption Chart Guide to Operating a Food and/or Lodging Establishment in Vermont
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Criminal Records Check
No fee listed |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: |
Yes Organizations who work with children can obtain a FBI fingerprint search per the National Child Protection Act. Cost -$15.25 for volunteers, $19.25 for employees plus a $15 fingerprinting fee. Results are returned within 4-6 weeks.
Information available at the Vermont Criminal Information Center website. |
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| Driving Record Checks: |
An individual can obtain their Driving Record by downloading the Record Request Form . The cost to obtain a certified, 3-year record is $10 and the cost for a complete driving record is $16. Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles $10 - $16 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Vermont Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.46 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers with 2 or more employees; Exemptions: employees in public-supported nonprofit organizations (except laundry employees, nurses’ aides or practical nurses); students working all or part of the school year or during regular vacation periods; bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Commissioner or wage board may set subminimum rates for learners, apprentices, and the handicapped. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Vermont Statutes, Title 21, Labor, Chapter 5, Employment Practices | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week (amounts paid for board, lodging, apparel, tips, rent, and utilities may be deducted from the overtime rate, as determined by wage order). | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; certain retail or service establishment employees; certain amusement or recreational establishment employees | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal and rest period: reasonable time during work periods to eat and use restroom. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Code of Vermont Rules, Agency 24, Department of Labor, Sub-Agency 090, Wage and Hour Program, Chapter 003, Minimum Wage | |
| Additional Info: | Food & Lodging Regulation | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Virginia
Date Revised: 12/9/2012
| Governing Body: |
Dept. of Health | Office of Environmental Health Services Dept. of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Camps operating less than 3 weeks, religiously-affiliated camps, and resident camps are exempt. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Yes - only day camps are required to conduct background checks.
Department of State Police $15.00 name check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Dept. of Motor Vehicles website.
$8 uncertified, $13 certified |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers of 4 or more employees (not including employer’s family); Exemptions: employees of children’s summer camps; minors under age 16; persons paid on the basis of work done; those age 65 or over; those who are physically or mentally deficient; students and apprentices in bona fide educational or apprenticeship programs; employees covered by the FLSA; domestics or other employees in private homes or in charitable institutions primarily supported by public funds; volunteers for nonprofit organizations; full time students under age 18 enrolled in secondary or trade schools or institutions of higher learning and working less than 20 hours a week; those age 65 or over | |
| Subminimum Wage: | No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Va. Code Ann. §§40.1-28.9, 40.1-28.10 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: minors-at least 30 minutes during shifts of 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | ||
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Washington
Date Revised: 5/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Washington State Dept. of Health | |
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: |
To receive child care subsidies, day camps must be licensed. ACA accreditation provides automatic licensure. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: |
Yes |
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| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Washington State Patrol Name and date of birth (mail) $17 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No
Only available if applicant has resided in the state of Washington for less than 3 years. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available from the Washington State Department of Licensing.
$13.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Washington State Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $9.19 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees age 16 or older unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees who sleep or reside at the place of employment or spend a substantial part of their work time on call and not actually working; employees of charitable institutions charged with child care responsibilities engaged primarily in development of character or citizenship or promoting health or physical fitness or providing or sponsoring recreational opportunities or facilities for young people or members of the armed forces; volunteers or nonemployees for an educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization, or a state or local government body or agency; bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; full-time state and local volunteer services | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Organized seasonal recreational camps: kitchen helpers working more than 27 hours a week, cooks, and all camp employees other than counselors-no less than $2.00/hour if age 18 or older, or $1.75 if under age 18; rates for nonresident counselors range from $36 to $66/week for a 6-day week; for resident counselors rates range from $21 to $51/week for a 6-day week; the minimum daily wage rate for all counselors must be prorated on the 6-day basis. Director of Labor and Industries may set subminimum rates for employees under age 18, learners, apprentices, messengers, and the disabled or handicapped under special certificates for a fixed time; not less than 75% of state minimum wage for student workers; not less than 85% for agricultural workers under age 16. Minors under age 16: at least 85% of minimum wage (can be lower for handicapped minors under special work permits) | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Wash. Rev. Code §§49.46.010, 49.46.020, 49.46.060; Wash. Adm. Code §§296-125-043, 296-126-020, 296-126-022, 296-126-204, 296-128-225, 296-128-305, 296-128-535, 296-131-117 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage; employees who request compensatory time off instead of overtime pay; agricultural employees; employees in any industry in which federal law requires overtime pay based on a straight time standard other than 40 hours per week | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 30 minutes taken 2-5 hours after shift begins, unless work patterns are intermittent; additional 30-minute meal after every 3 hours of overtime. Rest period: 10 minutes in the middle of the work period for every 4 hours worked (unless nature of work allows employees to take frequent breaks). | |
| Other Wages Source: | Wash. Adm. Code §§296-126-092; Wash. Rev. Code §§49.12.185, 49.46.010, 49.46.130 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: West Virginia
Date Revised: 5/12/2013
| Governing Body: |
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources | Office of Environmental Health Services Department of Health and Human Resources | Bureau for Children and Families (for Day Camps) |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Camps with food service must be certified by Office of Environmental Health Services. Day camps must be certified if operating more than 30 days per year. West Virginia Food Safety Program |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Licensed Day Care Centers (camps operating more than 30 days) must complete CBCs on employees.
West Virginia State Police |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Available by contacting the state agency. The cost is $24. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available at the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles website.
$5 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | West Virginia Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers that employ during any calendar week 6 or more employees in any one separate, distinct, and permanent location or business establishment, unless 80% or more of the workers are covered by the FLSA; Exemptions: employees of children’s summer camps; those age 62 or over receiving social security payments; volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, fraternal, or nonprofit organizations where there is no employment relationship; employees of a parent, child or spouse; bona fide professionals, executives, and administrators; part-time employees who are students at an accredited school; on-the-job-trainees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Employees under age 20 must be paid a training wage of $5.15/hour for up to 90 days. Any business that has not been in operation for more than 90 days when the employee is hired may pay the training wage for an additional 90 days. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | West Virginia Code 21-5C-1 (e, f), 21-5C-2/4 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week. County and municipal government employees–compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay (generally up to 240 hours; up to 480 hours for public safety and emergency response employees), but after reaching compensatory time limit they must be paid overtime. Certain premiums can be credited against overtime pay: (1) premiums for certain hours worked over 8 a day or 40 a week or in excess of employee’s regular working hours; (2) premium pay at not less than time-and-a-half for work on Saturday, Sunday, holidays, regular day of rest or the 6th or 7th day of the workweek; and (3) premium pay set by employment contract or collective bargaining agreement at not less than time-and-a-half for work outside hours set by the contract or agreement as the regular workweek. Overtime requirements not violated if workweek is longer than 40 hours under an individual or union contract, if the employee has irregular work hours and the contract both (1) specifies a regular rate of not less than the minimum wage and overtime pay of not less than time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week, and (2) gives a weekly guaranty of pay for not more than 60 hours based on the specified rates. If employee agrees, overtime may be paid as follows: (1) to a piece-worker at 1½ times the piece rate applicable to the same work when done during non-overtime hours; (2) to an employee doing 2 or more kinds of work having different hourly or piece rates at 1½ times the rate for the same work when done during nonovertime hours; and (3) 1½ times the rate set by agreement or understanding, which has been authorized by a regulation of the commissioner as being substantially equivalent to the employee’s average hourly earnings, excluding overtime, over a representative period. Additional conditions: (1) the employee’s average hourly earnings for the workweek (excluding payments excluded from the regular rate) must be at least minimum wage, and (2) extra overtime pay must be computed and paid on any additional pay that must be included in employee’s regular rate. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the state minimum wage | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 20 minutes for 6 hours’ work, unless employee can eat while working; minors-30-minute lunch period if 5 or more hours of work. | |
| Other Wages Source: | West Virginia Code 15-2-5, 20-7-1a, 21-3-10a, 21-5C-1/3, 21-6-7 (a, 7) | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Wisconsin
Date Revised: 5/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health, Food Safety and Recreational Licensing | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: | ||
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Crime Information Bureau Attn:Record Check Unit PO Box 2688 Madison, WI 53701-2688 608-261-0660
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Record Check Forms Web-based searches: $2 - Nonprofit Mail Requests: $7 - Nonprofit Fingerprint Searches: $34.25 Employees |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Applicable only for organizations mandated by state statute. Wisconsin camps typically do not fall into this category. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Request forms available online at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Drivers & Vehicles website
$5-$10 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employers (including the state and its political subdivisions, all state and local government departments and agencies, and state and local legislatures and courts) and employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: casual domestic employees in work that is not connected to the employer’s business and occurs on an irregular basis of not more than 15 hours a week for any one employer | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Camp counselors age 18 and over: $315.00 per week if no room or board provided; $240 per week if only board provided; and $189 per week if room and board provided. Camp counselors age 17 or younger: $275 per week if no room or board provided; $209 per week if only board provided; and $165 per week if room and board provided. Opportunity employees (under age 20 during the first 90 consecutive days of employment) and minors (under age 18): $5.90/hour. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Workforce Development, Labor Standards, 272.03, 272.05, 272.07(3g), 272.08, 272.09(15)(c)(2) | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No general provision. 1½ times the minimum wage after 40-hour week for nonexempt employees in: manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile industries; beauty parlors; confectionary stores; telegraph or telephone offices or exchanges, or express or transportation companies; hotels; laundries; restaurants; and state and local government. | |
| Exemptions: | Administrators, executives, and professionals; movie theater and amusement or recreational establishment employees; agricultural and domestic workers; employees of certain independent contractors | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: at least 30 minutes taken reasonably close to typical meal times (6 a.m., 12 p.m., 6 p.m., and 12 a.m.), or midway in a shift. Working for more than 6 consecutive hours without a meal break is prohibited for minors and discouraged for adults. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Workforce Development, Labor Standards, 274.02(2), 274.03, 274.04, 270.11(3), 274.015 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
State Regulations: Wyoming
Date Revised: 5/12/2013
| Governing Body: | Wyoming Department of Family Services | Division of Early Childhood (for camps serving children to age 12) |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Child Care Licensing Rules (for camps serving children to age 12) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation 316 West 22nd St Cheyenne, WY 82002 (800) 676-6856 Wyoming Statutes, Title 7 - Criminal Procedure, Chapter 19 - Criminal History Records Fingerprint searches only |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
Only applicable if authorized through state statute. Available through the state system. Fees vary. Results are returned in 6 weeks. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Request form is available online.
$5 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Wyoming Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $5.15 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: executives, dministrators, and professionals; federal and state public employees; volunteers or nonemployees for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations; minors under age 18; part-time workers (i.e., 20 or less hours a week) | |
| Subminimum Wage: | At least $4.25/hour for minors under age 20 for the first 90 days of employment (then pay minimum wage). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Wyoming Statutes, Title 27 - Labor and Employment, Chapter 4 - Wages, Article 2 - Minimum Wages | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Not available | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies | ||
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