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To: Mephisto who wrote (2856)	1/11/2001 12:42:06 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 6089

Speedy Exit for Linda Chavez Excerpt from Editorial in The New York Times January 10, 2001 "Reasonable people would call a two-year houseguest who is not a relative and who vacuums, does laundry, looks after the kids and receives free room and board and spending money a maid. But Ms. Chavez had insisted that Marta Mercado, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who lived in her house between late 1991 and some time in 1993, was a needy charity case." The instinct to help people is a noble one, but it cannot be a substitute for paying someone a minimum wage. Ms. Chavez had previously maintained that Ms. Mercado's work around the house and the cash handouts she paid her were merely tokens of mutual appreciation, in no way constituting an employer-employee relationship. The claim was met with understandable skepticism. It also cast doubt on Ms. Chavez's ability to oversee the core function of the Labor Department, which is to define what work is and how it should be compensated." nytimes.com