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Write It Down – What I’ve Learned Hiring My First Nanny

Get it on Paper - Lessons Learned from a Nanny Hindsight is always 20/20 and even the most organized well intended parent is going to have some ups and downs hiring a nanny for the first time. After a year+ with my nanny as a first-time mom there are some things I’ve learned. The most important suggestion I can make whether you are going through an agency who will guide you or not is to write everything down. Whether it’s a contract or basic written communication, when it’s written down it is less likely to be forgotten or misinterpreted. [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:22:10+00:00April 20th, 2017|Hiring, NannyPay, Tips|0 Comments
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Employers Risks for Employing Undocumented Workers

The Risky Business of Undocumented Workers Employers violate the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act if they hire undocumented workers with actual or constructive knowledge of the employee’s legal inability to work in the United States. That Act exposes the employer who violates the law’s requirements to significant fines and penalties. It is important to know, however, that an employer may not discriminate against workers based upon their immigration status. So employers who do hire undocumented employees must nevertheless pay those employees all wages to which they are entitled under the law, including overtime pay. Recently, the Federal Fifth [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:27:18+00:00December 12th, 2016|Hiring, NannyPay|0 Comments
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Is a Nanny an Employee or Independent Contractor?

Is Your Nanny an Employee or Independent Contractor? You Can Both Ask the IRS Is that nanny you just hired an employee or independent contractor? The answer has significant tax implications for both the family and nanny, because an employer is obligated to pay employment taxes for an employee, and may also have to provide workers compensation, unemployment or disability insurance for employees as well, but does not have to pay these taxes or benefits to independent contractors. Many nannies start work for a family with taxes the furthest thing from their mind. But then the nanny is surprised [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:28:59+00:00July 21st, 2016|Hiring, NannyPay, Tax Reminders|0 Comments
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“New Hire” Reporting

An Important Tool to Help Needy Children The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, commonly known as Welfare Reform, requires all employers to report certain information on their newly hired employees to a designated state agency. In Pennsylvania, for example, this law is administered by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, which is a division the PA Department of Labor. New Hire reporting is a process by which you, as a household employer, report information on newly hired employees to the designated state agency shortly after the date of hire. As an employer, you [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:20+00:00June 30th, 2016|Hiring|0 Comments
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Family Caregivers and the “Nanny Tax”

The Nanny Tax for Family Caregivers If you hire a nanny or elder caregiver to care for your child or aging parent, you probably already know that the law generally considers this person your employee and you will need to withhold and pay the "Nanny Tax" for this person, which more specifically is social security and Medicare employment taxes. Caregivers are typically employees of the individuals for whom they provide services because they work in the homes of the family and the family has the right to tell the caregivers what needs to be done. Caring for Family Members [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:33:15+00:00April 20th, 2016|Hiring, NannyPay, Tax Reminders|0 Comments
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Daycare vs Nanny

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Daycare or Nanny Growing up I always wanted to be a stay at home mom. As I got older reality set in and I realized that might not be an option for me. Plan B was derived: if I had to work and so did my husband we would want a loving nanny to care for our child and help around the house with light chores. Daycare was last on our list - simply because we had no experience with daycare in our families. Sure enough in 2012 our little boy arrived and [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:35:01+00:00August 31st, 2015|Hiring, NannyPay|0 Comments
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Legal Rights as a Nanny & Home Employer

Pros & Cons of Being Paid Under the Table As a nanny or other type of in home caregiver, why should you insist on being paid legally rather than “under the table”? At first glance, the benefits of tax-free income may seem enticing but take a closer look at what you are losing and you will see that the trade off is far costlier. When you are paid “under the table” you are not officially an employee and hence, are automatically waiving all of the rights and protections the law affords to you as such. From a practical perspective, [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:54:41+00:00April 16th, 2015|Guest Post, Hiring|0 Comments
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A Nanny Job Description

In Need of a Full or Part-Time Nanny? Are you looking to hire a full-time or part-time nanny? When you are looking to hire in any industry the first thing to do is put together a job description. What will you be asking this person to do on a regular basis - the primary and secondary tasks? For the most part, the care and well-being of your children are first and foremost. Secondary tasks include the day-to-day management of the home. Some families look for an all in one full-time nanny to care for all things at the home [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:54:58+00:00March 15th, 2015|Hiring|0 Comments
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