Dec 6, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
Paid prenatal leave was passed as an amendment to the New York paid sick leave law. It requires all private employers to provide employees with 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave per 52-week period for health care services during pregnancy or related to the...
Nov 8, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
Many household employers mistakenly assume that because the employment of domestic work is within their own home, they are unlikely to get caught paying their employee illegally. Because there is a long history of household employment being paid in this way, many...
Nov 1, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
If you are hiring a nanny or other household employee, you must pay employment taxes if the employee’s wages reach what’s commonly known as the “nanny tax threshold.” This amount increases each year and will be going up again in 2025. Our...
Oct 11, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
As we approach the big election in November, employers may not be aware of the laws regarding voting leave for nannies or other household employees. While there are no federal laws that mandate employers to provide employees time off designated for voting, most...
Jul 19, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
Obtaining workers’ compensation insurance may not be the obvious thing to do for a family hiring a nanny or other household employee. However, a lack of coverage is a critical and costly mistake. Our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services, offers this look at why...
