{"id":41602,"date":"2025-04-11T09:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?page_id=41602"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:00:39","slug":"resource-library-for-nannies-and-household-employees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/resource-library-for-nannies-and-household-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource Library for Nannies and Household Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/learning-library\/benefits-legal-pay\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Household employees hold jobs like any other professional and should be paid legally to gain important protections and advantages.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Domestic Workers&#8217; Bill of Rights&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf24e;||fa||900&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#438dd8&#8243; image_icon_width=&#8221;60px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;domestic workers bill of rights&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/learning-library\/domestic-workers-rights\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Here are the states and cities that have passed domestic workers\u2019 bills of rights and other employee protections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; 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The IRS and the state you work in consider you a household employee. There are only slight differences between being a household employee and an employee working in an office, retail store, or restaurant. Both types of employees are treated similarly tax-wise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What does being an employee actually mean?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u2013 Being an employee is beneficial to you in many ways. First and foremost, you are protected by several laws in case you are ever unemployed, injured on the job, or when you are ready to retire. 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