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[quote=Anonymous]Don't worry about the settlement. I got this from my agency yesterday:

"Dear Host Families,

For those of our Host Families who were aware of class action litigation brought in Federal court in Colorado contending that all State Department designated au pair programs were in fact ‘labor’ programs and therefore should be complying with all Federal, State and local wage and labor practices,  I am pleased to let you know that a preliminary settlement has been reached negating this premise. This preliminary settlement concludes, in conjunction with the Department of State, that the au pair program is in fact an educational and cultural exchange program with parameters established currently by the Department of State, and are not subjected to government (US, State or local) employment practice law requirements, which are incompatible with those established by the Department of State.

The settlement, which should be final in June, does not in any way change the nature of the program, which has always been, and will continue to be, a program established for the purpose of furthering international understanding."

With that said, I am in a similar situation as you. toddler twins and newborn. My AP will only have the 3 of them for 2h/day and the newborn will almost be 10 months and twins almost 4. Just keep in mind that 3 kids of that age might be too much for an au pair. Make sure you get an older one with lot of experience with multiple children.[/quote]

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