Jul 25, 2025 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
Hiring a nanny is a big step for any family—it means welcoming someone into your home, trusting them with your children, and becoming a household employer. But with that role comes responsibility, including the potential for workers’ compensation claims if your nanny...
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...
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...
Mar 15, 2024 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws, Working as a Nanny
Was your nanny injured on the job? In New York State, you are required to have workers’ compensation insurance if you employ a nanny for at least 40 hours per week, or if you employ a live-in nanny. Why is workers’ compensation important? Besides coverage being the...
Jun 3, 2022 | Employing a Nanny, Payroll, Taxes & Labor Laws
If you are a household employer in New York State, you may be required by law to provide and maintain workers’ compensation coverage for your nanny or other household employee. New York Workers’ Compensation Requirements Household employers in New York are...
