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...
Beginning July 1, 2015, employers will be required to provide 40 hours of paid sick leave in Massachusetts to employees annually. This new requirement, which is a result of the passage of the “Earned Sick Time for Employees” ballot question in the most recent general...
Following the midterm elections last Tuesday, several more states – and two cities – are set for minimum wage increases for 2015. Employers – including household employers – in all states must pay their employees at least this new hourly wage (there are some...
The Social Security Administration announced today a 1.7% Social Security benefit increase for 2015. From the Social Security Administration’s press release: Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans...
Have you hired a senior care employee to work in your home? Follow this senior care payroll and tax guide to ensure you are compliant with employment laws. Step 1 – Determine if you have an employee or independent contractor The main difference between an...