Maryland County Proposal Calls for Contracts for Domestic Workers
East News • February 1, 2008
Lawmakers in a suburban Washington, D.C. county said this week that domestic workers and their employers should be required to sign contracts to ensure the workers receive fair wages, overtime and ...
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Subject: Government to the rescue...again
Posted On: February 1, 2008, 12:52 pm CST
Posted By: Scott
Comment:
Domestic workers have the right to negotiate their employment terms already. This proposal is unnecessary and insulting to domestic workers with half a brain enough to work only for a wage they will accept. Does the boy who shovels my walk require an employment contract? How about workers' compensation benefits? What about parking accommodation, health insurance and retirement benefit options? Do I have to obtain a work permit and proof of citizenship before hiring him? The answer to all is of course not. This is yet another example of our government gone astray. They need to stop financing sports franchises and promoting gambling and start serving their constituents. Stop burdening us with over-the-top regulatory restrictions that invade every part of our lives.
Subject: Government to the rescue...again