The Massachusetts paid sick leave law begins on July 1, 2015. It requires that all employers in Massachusetts – including household employers – provide 40 hours of sick leave to employees annually. This new requirement, which is a result of the passage of...
Also known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the new law requires all employers – including household employers – to provide paid sick leave in California to all employees beginning on July 1, 2015. The law provides that an employee who works in...
There are three upcoming minimum wage increases taking effect this summer. Two states and Washington, D.C. will each be increasing their minimum wage. Household employers are required to pay their nannies or other employees no less than the state minimum wage if it is...
Since January 1 of this year, Illinois employers with one or more employees – which includes household employers – needed to begin providing accommodations for pregnant employees and new mothers. The pregnancy accommodation law, also known as the Illinois...
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,...