Is this even legal?

[Anonymous]

Shut up. You don't know that anybody's offering a job at below minimum wage, as the minimum wage is within that range. Find simmering worthwhile to bitch about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is so uneducated of you saying starving immigrants...how dare you say such thing! So insensitive and offensive!

Some immigrants are starving. So are many American-born citizens. But illegal immigrants are the people who most frequently get abused by bad employers. These employers need to get reported to the authorities, and pay what they owe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, 16:39. Actually, "it's a free market" only within the limitations of the law. That means that a job offer for $5.00 an hour is ILLEGAL. But of course there'll always be a starving immigrant who'll take the job. That's what you want?

The site sets up pay ranges in $5 increments. This post does not specifically indicate what in the range the pay is. Noting illegal has occurred. Care.com has not facilitated anything illegal either.

Stop defending crime. Offering a job at an hourly wage in a range that starts at five dollars per hour is criminal, according to our laws.

Why doesn't care.com offer pay increments that start at minimum wage??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shut up. You don't know that anybody's offering a job at below minimum wage, as the minimum wage is within that range. Find simmering worthwhile to bitch about.

OP here. I never said that she was offering below minimum wage. I was pointing out the fact that they'd even start a the price range at $5!

[Anonymous]

This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

The job is 6am to 8pm. That's more than full time. They are obviously not looking for a "casual" babysitter, as defined by the law. I'd hate to know which laws you think aren't for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

Why not start the wage at 25 cents an hour, according to you illegal logic?
Won't that give care.com even more customers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

The job is 6am to 8pm. That's more than full time. They are obviously not looking for a "casual" babysitter, as defined by the law. I'd hate to know which laws you think aren't for you.

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. I posted the link as a justification to why care.com can start the pay increments at $5. I said nothing about the original post's details. Obviously in that case it would be illegal. If a parent were looking to say, hire a 15 year old for an evening of babysitting, they would be well within the rights to pay $5/hr, hence the website providing that option. It may not be ethical, but it is legal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

Why not start the wage at 25 cents an hour, according to you illegal logic?
Won't that give care.com even more customers?

Are you sure you grasp the concept of logic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

Why not start the wage at 25 cents an hour, according to you illegal logic?
Won't that give care.com even more customers?

your

[Anonymous]

It would be a simple programming matter to change the lowest increment to start at $7.25 rather than $5. Care.com is choosing to cater to parents without regard for the nannies (their product), even those who would offer illegal wages. The parents may pay for use of the site, but care.com has no product if good nannies refuse to use it, and parents would cease to pay for it. Care.com is an unscrupulous business and instead of complaining, we really should just stop using it. Even if we all just deactivated our accounts until they agreed to change things, they'd have no choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why the increment can start at $5. Care.com has covered their bases.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/wages.htm

The job is 6am to 8pm. That's more than full time. They are obviously not looking for a "casual" babysitter, as defined by the law. I'd hate to know which laws you think aren't for you.

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. I posted the link as a justification to why care.com can start the pay increments at $5. I said nothing about the original post's details. Obviously in that case it would be illegal. If a parent were looking to say, hire a 15 year old for an evening of babysitting, they would be well within the rights to pay $5/hr, hence the website providing that option. It may not be ethical, but it is legal.

Your problem is your comprehension. Or lack of reading what the thread is about. This isn't about a casual sitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shut up. You don't know that anybody's offering a job at below minimum wage, as the minimum wage is within that range. Find simmering worthwhile to bitch about.

OP here. I never said that she was offering below minimum wage. I was pointing out the fact that they'd even start a the price range at $5!

OP took the thread in that direction. I was simply responding to this inquiry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shut up. You don't know that anybody's offering a job at below minimum wage, as the minimum wage is within that range. Find simmering worthwhile to bitch about.

OP here. I never said that she was offering below minimum wage. I was pointing out the fact that they'd even start a the price range at $5!

OP took the thread in that direction. I was simply responding to this inquiry.

You don't know what you're talking about here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shut up. You don't know that anybody's offering a job at below minimum wage, as the minimum wage is within that range. Find simmering worthwhile to bitch about.

OP here. I never said that she was offering below minimum wage. I was pointing out the fact that they'd even start a the price range at $5!

OP took the thread in that direction. I was simply responding to this inquiry.

You don't know what you're talking about here.

If you aren't capable of reading through the thread and then deducing what the response may be in reference to, you should probably refrain from posting inane comments.