About ten years ago, a senior counselor at a camp in Pennsylvania raised a serious concern to the director: two campers allegedly abused...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination. While...

The kids have gone home, the bunks and program spaces have been cleaned, and another summer is in the books. After exchanging hugs during...

I was recently presented with the following situation. A camp was emailed a screenshot of a highly inappropriate and discriminatory...

As I've written before, many camp pros have a sense that they should be complying with various laws and regulations, but they don't...

In recent years, a number of states and cities have passed "salary transparency laws," with experts predicting that more states will do...

“Can someone please share their enrollment agreement? We’re updating our contracts and I need a good template.” We've all seen this...

Employment Law Compliance: The Value of a Comprehensive Employee Handbook Among the many other hats we wear, camp operators often serve...

To Refund or Not to Refund? And the Value of a Signed Release I was recently speaking with one of my law partners who's a seasoned trial...

By now, I'm sure you've seen the CDC's new COVID guidance for camps (link below). The guidance came out on May 27th, which is certainly a...

Parents tend to assume that camps are subject to the same privacy laws as schools, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act....

This article was written for EdSurge and first appeared on the EdSurge website. Following September’s unprecedented $170 million...

This article was written for University Business magazine and first appeared on its website. Every summer, colleges across the country...

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments tomorrow (October 8th) on several high-profile cases that will help decide the future of...

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay overtime to certain employees who work more than 40 hours per week. “White collar”...

Nearly every school and camp has a document of policies and procedures for their staff. Many employers create staff handbooks and...

Those of us who pursue a career in camp do it out of a passion for the work and a drive to make a positive impact on the campers. We...

Can someone please share their site rental/camper participation/employment contract? We've all seen this common request in various online...

You’re peacefully strolling across campus, reflecting on what a calm day it’s been, when a staff member with a concerned look on their...

A New Use for Title VII Among Circuit Courts Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the...