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[quote=Anonymous]Our au pair had extended with us, and we asked her in March to rematch with another family even though she had only four months left during her extension term. We loved her, but my husband lost his job in the covid crisis, and it did not make sense to keep her given our changed financial situation -- particularly since we have been paying the $14 D.C. minimum wage since the First Circuit decision came down last year. We felt really bad doing it, but in addition to the financial concerns, it was stressful having another person in the house at a time when we're trying to minimize trips to the grocery store. And while our au pair was really good about social distancing, we were nervous about what would happen after a few months when she (like the rest of us) started to go stir crazy in the house isolated from her friends. As someone else noted, there are families out there desperate for child care, and she rematched within a day. [/quote]
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