A California family was sued for not properly paying their live-in caregiver. The case shows how risky and costly it can be to ignore or not understand domestic employment laws and failing to have a work agreement in place that spells out an employee’s hourly rate, overtime rate, and schedule.
Philadelphia’s City Council recently passed what is considered some of the strongest domestic worker protections in the country for the city’s 16,000 household employees. The law is scheduled to go into effect in May 2020. Here is what the legislation includes.
Starting October 1, all Massachusetts employers, including families that have hired an employee to work in their home, have new responsibilities under the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Here’s what you need to know.
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act would ensure the rights and protections of millions of household employees throughout the country, address the exclusions of these workers from past labor laws, and establish innovative solutions to long-held problems within the domestic employment industry.
Seattle’s Domestic Workers Ordinance went into effect on July 1, 2019. It provides minimum wage, rest and meal breaks rights, and employment protections to full-time, part-time, and temporary household employees.
Like it’s recently passed Earned Sick Leave Law, Westchester County’s Safe Leave Time Law applies to families who have hired household help. Here’s how household employers can comply with the new law.
Nannies, in-home senior caregivers, housekeepers, and other household employees in New Mexico will soon be protected by the state’s minimum wage standards and other wage protections.
Your household employee is likely eligible for Massachusetts PFML (Paid Family and Medical Leave) benefits. Here’s what you need to know to comply with the law when it goes into effect on July 1, 2019.
The Westchester County Earned Sick Leave Law applies to all businesses in the county including families who have employees working in their homes. Here’s what you need to know to comply with these new regulations.
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