BILL NUMBER:  AB 2536
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2006




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2536 without my signature.

This bill would require overtime pay for personal attendants who are
nannies.  The existing overtime exemption was intended to keep these
jobs above ground and to allow those in need of such services to find
assistance at a price they can afford.  Removing this exemption
would dramatically increase the costs of these attendants and
potentially drive employment underground.

I am also concerned that this bill creates new liquidated damage
penalties against employers of all household workers, not merely
nannies.  In short, this bill subjects seniors and the severely
disabled who hire household workers to a new cause for civil
litigation.  Given the increase in frivolous labor law litigation in
recent years, I cannot support subjecting seniors and the disabled to
additional liability.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger