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Workers’ Compensation for Household Employees
This brief video explains the importance of having workers’ compensation for household employees, the risks you take by not having a policy, and how GTM makes it easy to add a policy to your payroll service.
Negotiating Your Nanny’s Pay
Knowing and calculating the difference between gross and net pay is critical when negotiating your nanny’s pay rate. Watch a brief demonstration on how to figure out the right way to agree on a household employee’s wages.
Discussing Politics with Your Nanny
This political season has been highly impassioned, with strong opinions being vented on both sides. While discussing politics with your nanny may seem natural, families must remember that their home is a workplace when the nanny is there, and political discussions at work are ill-advised.
New York Paid Family Leave Law Impacts Families That Employ Nannies
Does the New York Paid Family Leave law affect household employers and nannies? Yes it does! The benefits are phased in gradually and all employers in New York must comply.
Keep Using Expired I-9 Form…for Now
Household employers should always use an I-9 form to verify an employee's legal eligibility to work in the United States. The current version of the Form I-9 was set to expire on 3/31/16. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now in the final stage...
I Hired an Undocumented Worker – Am I in Trouble?
This year's presidential election has brought many topics to the forefront of American minds, including increased discussions about illegal immigration. Ivana Trump, ex-wife of candidate Donald Trump, recently weighed in on employing immigrants in an article in the...
Guide for Employing Home Care Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a new publication to help families that employ home care workers deal with the very strict wage and hour requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal minimum wage and overtime law that applies...
New York Minimum Wage to Increase to $15
Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a law permitting the New York minimum wage to increase to $15 per hour over the next several years. The timing for compliance with the new law is based on location within the state. Household employers need to begin preparing to...
Minimum Wage in California to Rise to $15 an Hour
Governor Jerry Brown and state legislators reached an agreement yesterday that will raise the minimum wage in California to $15 per hour by 2022. While not officially signed into law yet, it is expected to be approved by the state assembly soon. California will then...
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