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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The law does not require paying "an arm and a leg" nor does it exist to make employers "think long and hard" before requiring OT. It exists to ensure fair compensation for hours worked beyond 40 per week. It is not a value judgement on (or a punishment for) employers who require a more than 40 hour week.

You seem to think that all humans are entitled to work no more than 40 hours per week, and that anything beyond that is an infringement on basic human rights. You're seemingly missing the point that these are agreed-upon hours. Families offer a job with a certain amount of OT and a certain amount of pay taking into account the total hours to be worked. Nannies are free to accept or decline the offer.

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That's not what I take issue with. Its the deceptiveness. Perhaps the nannies you all have encountered discuss a weekly rate because 1)they want a guaranteed income, and 2) they are unaware of the OT requirement (I was myself until this board). There have been multiple posters who flat out admit that they don't pay OT and other posters who claim to, but don't think it necessary to define the different rates. Its deceptive. Saying you pay $15/hour is a lie if you are actually paying a lower rate for the majority of those hours. Average rate is something completely made up by nanny employers on this board, or nanny employers in general, and unless someone is really in the know, they aren't going to know about your average rate bull shit. There's your rate and there's the corresponding OT rate. The nannies you spoke to weren't talking in average rates, they simply don't know they are entitled to overtime. And you all are schemers and liars. [/quote]

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