[artichokegrower]

Kinda unfair in that Tom Ammiano will never need a babysitter.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

From San Francisco.
Can I guess why ?

[Ingtar]

Senate Democrats control both houses? No wonder California is so messed up.

[GeronL]

This means that no one is going to hire an adult to watch the kids, just older kids probably.

[traditional1]

Which Union are the babysitters joining? Another CALPERS retirement plan, too?

[GeronL]

Think of the paperwork involved in this for the families

[econjack]

What a great idea! This is what we need: More in-your-face gov’t intervention when you have a 9.2 percent unemployment rate...and this for a tiny, tiny market segment. It's got to cost more to police this than it could ever hope to collect. More gov’t stupidity.

[concerned about politics]

Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are fast-tracking a bill that would require workers’ compensation benefits, meal breaks and paid vacation time for all “domestic employees”, including nannies, housekeepers and even babysitters.

Fire them. If people were to sit down and add up the total cost associated with mommy working, they'd easily find out mommy is COSTING the family when she works. They'd actually SAVE money if she quit and worked only one job - the job of being a mother. Quiting would be a win-win for both her and her family.
In this economy, there's no reason why people can't mow their own lawns or hire high school kids to do it. Those kids would love a little extra cash right now.

(Starve the Beast. We can survive without big governments money, but big government can't survive without ours! Join Operation Thrift.)

[kidd]

I guess the state of Nannyfornia wants to regulate business normally conducted by a handshake.

This only encourages black markets, under-the-table dealings and a general disregard for government.

[BulletBobCo]

Will this apply to the kid if the kid watches himself?

[Vaquero]

Lex Luthor: Bye bye California. Hello new west coast. My west coast...... Costa Del Lex. Luthorville. Marina del Lex. Otisburg - “Otisburg”?

[FrdmLvr]

I've never understood how people who fight for high union wages and benefits for themselves can be so cheap when it comes to paying the people who do work for them such as handymen, babysitters, cleaning ladies, house painters, lawn care guys...They're as "miserly" as their "corporate fat-cat" employers. They're usually the most vociferous when it comes to their outrage at what they're being charged when they get a quote, too.

My sister-in-law one time got a quote on having her kitchen wallpapered. It's a job that's charged by the roll. Well, this cheapskate put up all the easy, straight drop sections herself. When the guy came, she expected him to put up all the hard cuts, corners, windows, doorways at the same rate he originally quoted. She actually measured the places she skipped over, which was stupid because she could have easily messed up the job. She wasn't the least bit embarrassed or kind of regretful. She was proud of herself.

The liberal mindset is selfish.

[concerned about politics]

In addition, the bill would require parents to provide substitute caregivers every two hours to cover rest and meal breaks,

In other words, parents have to hire another employee to cover the first employee while he/she is on break. That means the costs will skyrocket.
If you and your spouse work, it would be wise to go over your budget. It would be cheaper if only one of you worked. (Remember to pay attention to your "new" net income when you do it, because this would also put you in a lower tax bracket)

[FlingWingFlyer]

First they went after lemonade stands, now they are going after babysitters. Hey America! How’s that nanny state working out for ya?!

[WashingtonSource]

This workers comp for baby sitters is a priority of the SEIU. They want to organize babysitters into a union and then get them into community organizing. Makes me want to puke.

[A_perfect_lady]

This is going to backfire in ways I’m going to enjoy. Most of the people this will affect will be upper-middle-class types who like to hire illegals to watch their kids for pennies. Once those illegals are no longer so cheap, the demand for them will fall... see where I’m going?

[NonValueAdded]

“connected” daycare centers looking to drive out the competition.

[mikey_hates_everything]

If you have to go through all this just to get a babysitter, stay home. I’m sure restaurants and theaters will get along just fine without the business and no one will lose their job.

[M Kehoe]

Remind the last person who leaves CA to turn the lights off.

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