Kansas Department of Labor vs. Prairie House

There was a small farm in Northwest Kansas. The Kansas Dept of Labor claimed they were not paying proper wages to their help and sent an agent out to for an interview. "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the agent. "Well," replied the farmer, "there's our farm hand who's been with us for 2 years. We pay him $200 a week plus free room and board. The gardener has been here for from the beginning, and she gets room and board. Then there's the crazy one. She works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. She makes less than $10 per week, works out her own room and board, and we buy some fancy tools and gloves for her every once in a while to keep her happy. One of the owners sleeps with her occasionally as well. "That's the one I want to talk to .. the crazy one," says the agent. "That would be me," replied Laura. Although the above is mostly false, certain statements are very true. Hope you got a laugh from reading it. Aunt Jo