Cal. LAB § 1182.4
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 1182.4, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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(a) No student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor of an organized camp shall be subject to a minimum wage or maximum hour order of the commission if the student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor receives a weekly salary of at least 85 percent of the minimum wage for a 40-hour week, regardless of the number of hours per week the student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor might work at the organized camp. If the student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor works less than 40 hours per week, the student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor shall be paid at least 85 percent of the minimum hourly wage for each hour worked.
(b) An organized camp may deduct the value of meals and lodging from the salary of a student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor pursuant to appropriate orders of the commission.
(c) As used in this section, “organized camp” means an organized camp, as defined in Section 18897 of the Health and Safety Code, which meets the standards of the American Camping Association.
(b) An organized camp may deduct the value of meals and lodging from the salary of a student employee, camp counselor, or program counselor pursuant to appropriate orders of the commission.
(c) As used in this section, “organized camp” means an organized camp, as defined in Section 18897 of the Health and Safety Code, which meets the standards of the American Camping Association.
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