PDFWAC 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.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.12.091. WSR 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), § 296-126-204, filed 2/3/78.]