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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO the key takeaways for me are:
1. Au pair regulations at 22 CFR § 62.31 already include many of the protections domestic workers are seeking with this legislation and enforcement is a separate issue
2. Attempting to apply state minimum wage laws does not universally benefit au pairs because a) many families do not use full time hours b) they must now withhold more taxes and therefore their net pay would actually drop c) au pairs are federally prohibited from working overtime
3. This is overly burdensome for working families— a contingency DC purports to care about — without any substantive benefit to APs, and in some cases a net loss of wages.

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What percentage of the au pairs would agree with your opinions? Perhaps they should have an opportunity to voice their own opinions.[/quote]

Hello Ms. AP, would you like to make more money for the same work?

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess the answer.

Now, "Hello Ms. AP, sorry, you are no longer matched with a family in DC because even though you would've made more money, the family can no longer afford the program. Now you are matched with a family in Alabama for the same amount of money you were supposed to make in DC before the legislation change."

Let's see the answer to that conundrum because that is what is going to happen. There will just be fewer APs here. So it boils down to "would you like to make $200 or not be in the AP program at all?"

They all know the terms of the deal when they sign up. It is not a career for them or a stepping stone to anything in the US unless they become a student or get married. I will not argue that the entire AP program could use some overhaul, but that is not what is happening here. [/quote]

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