You’ve worked hard. You’ve sacrificed. Your professional resume is impeccable. You’ve cleared the background checks. You’re cruising through the vetting process for your new, high-level job. Then come the questions that make your palms sweat, create a lump in your throat and knock you off stride.
The end of 2016 is only about 2 weeks away, so it’s important that everything is in order to ensure there are no surprises when it comes time to pay your nanny taxes next year. We recommend not putting off or ignoring your 2016 year end tax planning.
If you employ a nanny or other household employee, you may be wondering if domestic workers are exempt employees. Use our helpful chart to make sure you are compliant with the new FLSA rules on overtime pay for exempt employees.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vermont has joined Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon as a state requiring its employers to provide employees with paid sick leave. The Vermont sick leave law allows employees three days of paid leave and takes effect on January 1, 2017, for employers...
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