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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My teenager works full-time in the summers at a private school camp in DC and makes $15/hour. The OP's concerns will go the way of the "Ohmigod, the plastic bag tax will mean that DC residents will never grocery shop again!" and "Ohmigod, the smoking ban will mean that all bars and restaurants in DC will close!"[/quote]

+1. My 16 yo made the DC minimum wage last summer. [/quote]

How much does that camp charge?  look at your typical small business, they are year round, pay year round employees, have slow times of the year and have to pay rent and other operating costs.  A camp is 8-10 weeks long, do you think that same business or camp would pay your kid or anyone $15 an hour for 2080 hours?  no not a chance.  [/quote]

Teens who do not work 90 consecutive days are exempt from minimum wage laws. [/quote]

DC area summer camps charge parents an arm and a leg. In return, among other things, they get teenage junior counselors who are super smart and motivated, and who go through a ton of training, including several days of mandatory (paid) professional development every year and regular recertification in first aid and CPR. Many of the teens have specialized skills (for their ages), including being bilingual or extremely good at a sport or at acting, for example. These kids more than earn $15/hour. They work hard and will go on to much better jobs later on. And BTW, they wouldn't take these jobs if they didn't pay well, because they could easily be doing unpaid internships instead.

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But the law is the law.

Your kids are not as impressive as you think they are. [/quote]

Don't care what you think about my kid, and it's immaterial what I think. The parents who pay for these camps want qualified counselors, so the schools HIRE qualified counselors, and to get them, they need to pay at least $15/hour. There you go.[/quote]

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