WAC 296-126-204
Minimum wage. Except as otherwise provided
by chapter 49.46 RCW:
(1) The minimum wage for kitchen helpers working in excess
of 27 hours per week, camp cooks, and all employees other than
counselor staff, shall be no less than $2.00 per hour for
employees 18 years of age or older, and no less than $1.75 for
employees under age 18.
(2) Minimum wage rates for counselor staff occupations shall
be as follows:
MINIMUM WEEKLY RATE
Nonresident
Employee
(6-day week)
Resident
Employee
(6-day week)
COUNSELOR III
$66.00
$51.00
COUNSELOR II
45.00
30.00
COUNSELOR I
36.00
21.00
(3) The minimum daily wage rate for resident or nonresident
counselor staff shall be prorated from the six-day basis.
(4) Minimum wage provisions shall not apply to resident
campers under the age of 18 who are engaged in an in-training
program, which provides prepared instructions and supervision by
qualified counselor staff, and which requires no more than 24
on-duty hours weekly. Such resident campers shall (a) carry no
responsibility for other campers and no bunk responsibility,
except as a defined part of the training program and (b) shall
not enter such a program unless their parents or guardians sign
an authorization, which includes an outline of the program and a
description of the duties and responsibilities involved.