Household employers are required to comply with wage and hour laws that regulate minimum wage. The 2015 minimum wage by state guide below does not reflect specific monetary values for minimum wages for local jurisdictions (city, county, districts), tipped wages,...
Last week it was announced that there will be a minimum wage increase in Missouri in 2015. This change comes from a state law that requires that minimum hourly wage paid to employees be adjusted yearly to match the cost of living. On January 1st, 2015 Missouri’s...
On November 20th, President Obama outlined his executive action regarding undocumented immigrants living in the United States, with a specific focus on providing approximately 5 million immigrants with the opportunity to become legally authorized to work in this...
A helpful household employer compliance checklist to ensure you are following current tax and labor laws. Ensure that your domestic worker can legally work in the U.S. Find out if any state domestic workers’ rights laws apply to your situation. Obtain household...
2015 may be another good year for tax credits for families. Most of the child- and education-related tax breaks on the table the last several years are available once again to parents — or in some cases to grandparents or to students themselves. Make sure that you and...