California Nanny-State Madness: Dems now want Teen Baby Sitters to have Workers Comp, Paid Vacation and Meal Breaks

As if Mom and Dad finding some quality time alone isn't already hard enough?

From Eric Dondero:

Date night for mom and dad may become a thing of the past for many Californians if the Democrats get their way.

CBS News out of Los Angeles reports, "Calif. May Force Parents To Pay Babysitters Workers’ Comp, OT":

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.

Assembly Bill 889, authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), has already cleared the Assembly and is expected to receive overwhelming support from Senate Democrats, who control both houses of the California legislature.

The small handful of Republicans in the legislature are fighting back as best as they can.

The bill marks “an unprecedented measure of legal recourse provided no other class of workers — from agricultural laborers to garment manufacturers”, Republican State Senator Doug LaMalfa told TheUnion.com.

LaMalfa also warned the “unreasonable costs and risks contained in this bill will discourage folks from hiring housekeepers, nannies and babysitters and increase the use of institutionalized care rather than allowing children, the sick or elderly to be cared for in their homes”.

Still not clear, will such regulations apply to family members? An older sister baby sitting her siblings?