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...
Jun 21, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
Recent law updates impact household employers in New York, specifically the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA). Our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services, offers a look at what this law is, how it impacts household employers in New York, and what can happen if...
May 17, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws, Working as a Nanny
If you are a live-in or live-out nanny in New York State that works 40 hours or more per week, your employer must have a workers’ compensation policy in place. Workers’ compensation is a system of no-fault insurance that provides medical benefits and...
