Senior Caregiver Hiring: Employee or Independent Contractor
The IRS is increasing its focus on improperly classified domestic workers, including those hired as senior home care professionals. As an employer of a household employee, you must be aware
Knowledge Center Category: Senior Care Employers
Family Caregiver Stress – Part II
Care For Your Emotional Health Along with the emotional rewards that may come from helping an older family member maintain safe and with a good quality of life, the responsibilities
How frequently do I need to pay my household worker? My nanny wants to be paid weekly. Do I need to do that?
The pay frequency of a nanny or senior caregiver (and all hourly, non-exempt employees) – the maximum interval between wage payments to the worker – is governed by state law. Nanny
What do I do with the Wage and Benefit Audit form I received?
States use a Wage and Benefit audit for many purposes. The state may be checking on taxpayer subsidized benefits that the worker is receiving such as Medicaid for a dependent child, or
State Overtime Rules Senior Care Companions
Today’s retired seniors by an overwhelming 9:1 ratio fully expect to “age in place,” staying in their private homes as long as they can and resisting moves to institutionalized settings.
Costs of Senior Home Care
More families are considering the possibility of privately hiring senior home care for someone it their family as a way to help their loved ones age in place in a
Are you a household employer?
What Your Family Needs to Know… At HWS, we are experts on the tax and labor laws surrounding household employment, so you don’t have to be. Let’s first determine whether YOU
My wife requires help that I cannot physically provide. Can I hire my daughter as a caregiver?
Considering hiring a family member as a caregiver for in-home care– whether for a baby or an aging senior? Families often engage a family member to provide elder care services
Duties of a Companion Senior Caregiver
Whether a senior caregiver is governed by Federal and State minimum wage and overtime laws hinges on two key elements. Who is the employer? What are the duties in the
Senior Companions Minimum Wage Rules by State
What are the minimum wage rules by state for senior companion caregivers? Employment law, wage and hour law, and payroll tax requirements for privately employed senior caregivers are governed by