Court Overturns Finding That Summer Camp Excursion Director Was Seasonal Employee

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a finding that a summer camp’s excursion director was a seasonal employee and a finding that he had not suffered a neck injury in a fall from a rock-climbing tower. Case: Caldwell v. Towanda (WCAB), No. 498 C.D. 2024, 03/26/2025, unpublished. Facts: Towanda runs an overnight summer camp for children. Jared Caldwell contracted with Towanda to be an excursion director for 10 weeks starting June 1, 2021. The parties’ contract required Caldwell to supervise and live with a group of campers but did not specify any particular work duti...