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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting. Every situation is different, but this is how my AP situation would have worked out if I had paid minimum wage, but also expected fair pay back for room and board etc.

$7.25/hr x 45 hr/wk x 4.5 wk/month = $1,468 paid to AP at minimum wage per month of work

And paid back to me each month by the AP would have been =
$1000/month separate basement apartment rental + ($20/day designated AP car rental × 30 days/month) + ($15/day food × 30 days/month) + $35/month cell phone + $42/month education =$2,127 owed to me per month from my au pairs.

So I could have come out $659 per month ahead, and had 45 hours a week of child care included. Well heck, if that's what au pairs want, then sign me back into the program even though my kids are in school now! I would be happy to have consistent after school care and make some profit on the side. Bring it on![/quote]

You can't ask for money from your au pair but she could ask you during matching if you will pay her $350 weekly. That's how this will work from now. Au pairs will negotiate and reject families who will pay only $195,75[/quote]

So- won’t it be ironic if that ap now gets a cut of this settlement?

When we were in the program we kept meticulous records of hours worked and pay. We always made sure to treat the 199 as a minimum.  All hours worked were at minimum wage, so all hours over 27.5 were paid at MW including OT for all hours over 40. It was very very easy to recruit when we explained how we adhere to the labor laws and don't use the program loophole to skirt it. It's the right thing to do no matter what the law says.[/quote][/quote]

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