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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since it seems like lots of people are posting here without knowing anything about the MA law, here is some info. It is INSANE as applied to au pairs, but I don't even understand how working parents are supposed to hire a nanny under this law either. A break every 6 hours, during which she must be free to leave the house? What?? She can waive that break, but how does that make any sense for childcare?

It seems like you couldn't have a curfew for your au pair, either-- if she's not free to leave the house, those are work hours and she has to be paid for that. WTF? I tried not having a curfew, but then I ended up with an au pair who thought she could live with her boyfriend and commute from 30 miles away. She was late, of course, so I imposed a curfew. But now, in MA, I would be stuck with completely unreliable childcare, or I would have to pay her for sleeping at my house?

You're required to give them internet access? Sounds reasonable, but I know people who've turned off the wifi because the lazy au pair just parked their toddler in front of an iPad to watch cartoons all day. Now we have to just let them do that?

This is so crazy. If something like this ever passes here, I would have to quit my job to take care of my own kids. So the domestic workers will have rights, but they won't have jobs anymore!

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/03/28/06%20Domestic%20Workers%20NEW.pdf[/quote]

Huh? why would you quit your job? You could just send your kids to daycare or aftercare, like 99% of the population.[/quote]

Then 99% of the population must have jobs that work within the school care hours. Many of us do not, which is why we have APs or Nannies in the first place. I'd happily have my child in day care or after care exclusively and save the extra cost, but that's not how my working hours are. [/quote]

Ok, then quit your job.  Sounds dramatic and stupid, but whatever.[/quote]

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