Date Revised: 04/02/2024
Delaware Deptartment of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health
Day and Resident Camps:
Del. Code tit. 16, § 4467 Sanitation of Recreational Camps
Application for/Renewal of a Permit to Operate a Recreational Camp
Delaware State Police - State Bureau of Identification
P.O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19901
302-739-5901
Del. Code tit. 11, §§ 8501-8527
The fee for a State background check is $72
An individual can request a copy of their record online or 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.
The fee is $25
Persons under age 18 employed by a nonprofit organization as a junior counselor or a counselor-in-training in a summer camp program are exempt. So are executive, administrative or professional employees, and volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations.
Labor department can permit subminimum wage for learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers. Details
No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act.
No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act.
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.
Wages earned by an individual who is enrolled in a full-time educational program that combines academic instruction with work experience are exempt if it is an integral part of the educational program.
Details, page 6 "Exclusions from Definition of Employment"
