Like any employer, household employers must establish fair personnel practices and policies, and apply them equally to all staff. Providing each employee with a household employee handbook that explains the household workplace’s rules, practices, and policies is a...
A good agency is a helpful resource in finding a nanny or other household employee. After all, household employers hire staff to make life more convenient, easier, and fun—enabling the employer to direct his or her energies toward enjoying his or her family or home. ...
E-Verify is an internet-based system that helps employers accurately and quickly compare the information that a newly hired employee provides on the I-9 Form, regarding his or her Employment Eligibility Verification. This information is compared against millions of...
On November 20th, President Obama outlined his executive action regarding undocumented immigrants living in the United States, with a specific focus on providing approximately 5 million immigrants with the opportunity to become legally authorized to work in this...
Marijuana has been in the news a lot lately. Last year, recreational use became legal in both Colorado and Washington, and after last week’s elections, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C. will also permit recreational use of marijuana. Plus more than twenty states...
New Hampshire just joined a growing list of states that have enacted social media laws for employers. The law in New Hampshire states that New Hampshire employers – including household employers – may not require employees or prospective employees to...