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Labor Laws
What Household Employers and Nannies Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act has implications for families and the employees who work in their homes. Here’s what household employers and their workers need to know.
Should Your Nanny File for Unemployment due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
If your nanny is working for you during the COVID-19 and is not sick, should you terminate them and have them collect unemployment? Here’s everything you need to consider.
New Version of Form I-9 Available for Employers
A new version of Form I-9 is available and should be used by household employers when verifying the identity and employment authorization of their employees.
The Massachusetts Au Pair Ruling: What Host Families Need to Know
A recent court ruling means au pairs in Massachusetts must be paid at least the state’s minimum wage rate and time-and-a-half for overtime among other domestic worker protections. Here’s what host families in the state should do now considering the court’s decision.
2019 Household Employment Compliance Year in Review
Across the country, states and cities enacted a number of laws – from minimum wage increases to paid family and medical leave to domestic worker protections – that had significant impacts on the household employment industry. Here are 11 of the biggest household employment compliance highlights from 2019.
7 Employment Laws New York Household Employers Need to Know for 2020
From protecting employee medical privacy to domestic violence victim leave, several new employment laws will go into effect in New York at various points in the new year. Household employers will need to comply with these seven new laws.
Philadelphia Extends Labor Protections to Household Employees
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.
Massachusetts PFML Compliance Requirements for Household Employers
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.