Setting up an office in your home? Generally, in order to claim any home office tax deductions, you must use the space exclusively as your principal place of business, or as a place to meet with patients, clients, or customers. If you’re self-employed as a sole...
All U.S. citizens, legal immigrants, and certain other groups are protected from document abuse under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel, document abuse occurs when an employer...
Following up on information we reported in December, Washington D.C. employers, including household employers and temporary staffing agencies, must comply with a new amendment to the Washington D.C. Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014. For household employers,...
Hiring a household employee is not easy. There is much to know and much to do. Your personal network of contacts, professional recommendations, newspaper advertisements, or the internet are all available sources that help families find their nanny or other type of...
When it comes to the complicated process of obtaining all the correct information to become a household employer, it helps to have experts on your team, especially when it comes to providing accurate information to the government. The case study that follows is a good...
There has been much discussion over the past few months about the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor’s Home Care Final Rule, which would greatly narrow the home health care and companionship services exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act...