What does the FLSA have to do with a Household Employer?
Did you know that when you employ a nanny, housekeeper or other household employee who does not reside in your household, you must comply with FLSA overtime regulations?
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Court Affirms Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to Recover Unpaid Overtime Under the FLSA
The Lamonica v. Safe Hurricane Shutters Inc. (11th Cir., 11-15743, 3/6/2013) ruling by the Eleventh Circuit Court confirmed that a worker’s immigration status has no bearing on the worker’s right
NYTimes Article Confuses Household Workers’ Rights
Household employees – nannies, maids and housekeepers – and the families that employ them often don’t understand how payroll tax, labor law, and the unemployment insurance system apply to this
Don’t Forget the Nanny Overtime
Most nannies and their employers work and are paid on a set weekly schedule; however, from time to time the family will require additional hours from their nanny. Legally, nannies
Calculating Nanny Overtime
Many families have children heading back to school this month. It is not uncommon for a nanny who cares for both an elementary school child and a pre-schooler or younger
Smartphone App Suitable for Nannies Introduced
The US Department of Labor has introduced a new spartphone “app” to help hourly employees (nannies, housekeepers, maids and other household employees are ALL hourly under the Fair Labor Standards
Update – California Domestic Worker’s Bill of Rights
California Assembly Bill AB889 passed the assembly in June 1 and now moves to the California Senate for consideration. We previously blogged on this bill last month. In addition to
Nanny Employers Note: Payroll Fraud Prevention Act
US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced S.770 – Payroll Fraud Prevention Act. The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to ensure that employees are
Nanny Awarded $30K Unpaid Overtime
Actor Robert DeNiro and wife Grace Hightower settled a longstanding legal dispute with their former nanny, who sued for unpaid overtime and holiday pay. Barry’s original court filing in Manhattan