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Nanny Share Arrangements and the New Overtime Rules

New OT Rules and Impacts to Nannies POST UPDATE: Since this was first posted on November 8th, at the end of November, a Texas federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the new OT threshold level, so the new threshold did NOT go into effect on December 1st. While this did not go into effect it is still the law to pay your nanny overtime for any hours over 40 a week. Effective December 1, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new regulations regarding when an employee may be considered “exempt” (not eligible for overtime) under the [...]

By |2023-09-26T18:46:54+00:00November 8th, 2016|Tax Reminders, Tips|0 Comments

Family Locator

Always Know Where Your Children Are If your kids are with a nanny for portions of the day or they walk to school, if you are the “text me when you get home” mother, or even if you are just a little paranoid, you may want the Family Locator app. Whether your nanny is taking the baby to the park or zoo or you have an child with an active schedule, Family Locator can help put some of your mind at ease knowing where they are at all times. Family Locator App With the Family Locator app you can [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:48:19+00:00August 24th, 2016|Apps, Tips|0 Comments

How To Be the Best Nanny in the Technology Age

Managing the Children and their Devices In today’s world, children are given cell phones and tablets basically the day they are brought into this world. They create social media accounts and have a directory of their favorite of TV shows and Netflix series by their first birthday. Contradictory to this, parents – who are most likely providing the little ones with the devices – expect the nanny to divorce the children from their “toys” and be active. It’s the nanny’s turn to keep the kids lively and entertained. How is these seemingly impossible tasks suppose to be achieved? It’s [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:28:43+00:00July 28th, 2016|For Kids, Tips|0 Comments

Uber Sued in Nationwide Class Action, Why This Matters to Nannies

The Fight to be Deemed Employees not Contractors Just after settling a similar lawsuit in California and Massachusetts for approximately $100 Million, Uber Technologies, the increasingly popular ride-sharing company, has been sued yet again, this time in a nationwide class action, that claims the company illegally classified drivers as independent contractors instead of as employees, and denied them overtime wages required to be paid to employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Uber’s competing service, Lyft, has recently increased its settlement offer to $27 Million in a similar case, also filed in California. Nannies Be Aware how your [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:29:09+00:00July 13th, 2016|NannyPay, Tax Reminders, Tips|0 Comments

Multiple Options for Child Care

Nanny, Daycare, Family - Which Option is Best for you? As a parent there are so many different options of childcare for you to pick from. It's a huge pool of caregivers just waiting to be chosen. If you're a first time parent it is even worse. Why? Because you don't know what system, what type of person, or which level of childcare works best for your family. And everyone around you is going to have an opinion of what works best for you and why you should do it his or her way. We have broken down the [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:31:47+00:00July 12th, 2016|NannyPay, Tips|0 Comments

Is That Household Payroll Service Putting You at Risk?

Third Party Software and Personal Data Risks Using a third-party payroll service may be convenient, but in addition to being a costly alternative to doing it yourself, household employers should be aware that the primary responsibility to protect their employee’s personal information and data still rests on them. Use of third-party payroll service providers complicates payroll data security because employers, regardless of their own efforts to safeguard their employee’s data, might still need to respond to an identity theft issue caused by their payroll service’s insufficient security measures, according to an IRS special agent with the Service’s Criminal Investigation [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:01+00:00July 5th, 2016|NannyPay, Tips|0 Comments

“Sleep Time” Rule Clarified for Home Care Workers

No Time for Snoozing The federal Labor Department recently clarified when home care providers may apply the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sleep-time exclusion since the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime protections were extended to home-care employees late last year. For example, the original sleep-time rules allowed employers to exclude sleep time from an employee’s compensation provided the parties had made a prior reasonable agreement to do so. As now applied to home care, a reasonable agreement means the worker “regularly has the opportunity to sleep overnight, rather than if the employee is present to actively provide around-the-clock care” [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:11+00:00July 3rd, 2016|NannyPay Updates, Tips|0 Comments

Important Overtime Rules for Preschool Instructors

Childcare Workers Who Provide "Preschool" Instruction Are Not Exempt From Overtime Pay as "Teachers" The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most workers, including nannies and other childcare providers, to be paid time and one-half for all hours over 40 they work in a week. Recently, a federal court ordered a childcare company to pay more than $92,000 in overtime pay and interest to its workers who worked more than 40 hours. In doing so, the court ruled that the FLSA exemption for teachers at elementary or secondary schools did not apply to daycare centers even if their [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:36+00:00June 14th, 2016|NannyPay, Tax Reminders, Tips|0 Comments

Tips for Working from Home with a Nanny

Working (from home) Home Working from home can be a challenge on it's own. Distractions and keeping a schedule are difficult enough without a child but a nanny can help. It is a great way to be able to spend more time with your child but a few clear boundaries and tips might help you stay focused, your nanny on track and your child happy! Keep good byes short and sweet and keep to a schedule. Your child will learn when it's time to spend time with mom or dad versus the nanny. As much as you may want [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:50+00:00June 12th, 2016|Tips|0 Comments

Federal Wage and Hour Division Enforcement Increases Focus on Employer-Employee Relationship

Mis-Characterizing Household Employees for Taxes Nannies who provide in-home care are almost always employees of the families who employ them, yet many families characterize their domestic employees as independent contractors incorrectly, either unknowingly or willfully, in order to avoid social security taxes or overtime pay rules of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Over the last few years, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor, the Division charged with enforcement of the FLSA, has increased its investigative focus on independent contractor mis-classification and nontraditional workplace structures, according to David Weil, administrator of the Wage [...]

By |2023-08-24T16:32:47+00:00May 5th, 2016|NannyPay, Tax Reminders, Tips|0 Comments