Monday, September 24, 2007
Nanny Salary Surveys Posted
HomeWork Solutions (4nannytaxes.com) is currently collecting nanny wage information for the New York City metro area, Los Angeles, and the Washington DC metro area. We are working with nanny support groups in other metro markets to bring similar surveys online.
The objective is to collect relevant HOURLY wage information to help better define the nanny job market. National surveys, we have found, do not sufficiently address local job markets. Additionally, weekly salary information is difficult to evaluate as nannies will typically work anywhere from 40 to 60 hours per week.
Washington DC Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
New York City Metro Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
Greater Los Angeles Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
The objective is to collect relevant HOURLY wage information to help better define the nanny job market. National surveys, we have found, do not sufficiently address local job markets. Additionally, weekly salary information is difficult to evaluate as nannies will typically work anywhere from 40 to 60 hours per week.
Washington DC Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
New York City Metro Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
Greater Los Angeles Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008
Labels: nanny salary survey, nanny wage survey, nanny wages
Monday, September 10, 2007
Nanny Tax Evasion: Sentencing
Richard Josephberg, the former NY investment banker, was sentenced to 50 months in Federal prison for nearly 3 decades of tax evasion, including the first ever conviction for failure to pay the so-called "nanny taxes", the payroll taxes associated with the wages he paid his nanny and housekeeper. (See earlier posting)
Labels: nanny tax conviction, nanny tax enforcement, nanny tax evasion
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Domestic Enslavement Case
A young Filipina traveled to the US in 2005 to work as a nanny for a diplomat, the Consulate General of Philippines, in San Francisco. She had a signed work contract that stipulated her hours and pay rate, necessary to obtain her visa.
Instead of working as a nanny, the diplomat's wife flew the young woman to the New Jersey home of her parents. There, her passport and visa were allegedly withheld from her, and she was required to perform 24/7 care of the incapacitated father and full housekeeping - all for $250 per MONTH. She was forbidden to leave the home without a family member under threat of arrest.
The family pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal restraint and agreed to pay the young woman $78,000 in back wages.
Full Details.
Instead of working as a nanny, the diplomat's wife flew the young woman to the New Jersey home of her parents. There, her passport and visa were allegedly withheld from her, and she was required to perform 24/7 care of the incapacitated father and full housekeeping - all for $250 per MONTH. She was forbidden to leave the home without a family member under threat of arrest.
The family pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal restraint and agreed to pay the young woman $78,000 in back wages.
Full Details.
Court Halts DHS Implementation of "No-Match" Letter Enforcement
A US Circuit Court Judge in the Norther California District issued a temporary restraining order on August 31 preventing the Social Security Administration (SSA) from sending "no-match" letters to companies whose employees' names do not match the Social Security numbers they used when they applied for their jobs. The court further blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcement efforts, scheduled to commence September 14, that require employers to either resolve discrepancies or discharge the worker within 90 days or face sanctions, including fines and possible criminal penalties. A hearing is set for October 1 to allow DHS present arguments against a request for a permanent injunction to bar implementation of the new policy.
