Learning Library for Household Employers

Talking to your nanny about legal pay? Here’s what to say to a caregiver who wants to be paid under the table including risks to you and benefits for them.

Workers’ compensation insurance protects both you as the household employer and your workers in case of a work-related injury or illness.

Here are the rules for G-4 employers of G-5 employees that may differ from those of other household employers of domestic workers.

Minimum wage rates for a nanny and other household employees. They must be paid at least the highest of federal, state, or local rates.

Nannies and other household workers are considered employees and not independent contractors. Here’s why this is a critical distinction.

Learn about the nanny tax laws as well as wage and labor regulations for your state with our state-by-state guide to household employment.

The U.S. government provides useful information for household employers on the following websites: Department of Labor / Wage and Hour DivisionState Minimum Wage Guide Department of Labor / U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsContacts for State UI Tax Information and...

It began with New York State's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in 2010. Over the ensuing years, several states and cities have enacted labor laws to protect domestic worker rights. Here are the states and cities that have passed domestic workers' bills of rights and...