What's the minimum notice are we legally required to give our live-in housekeeper?

[Anonymous]

So any other abrupt decisions by your wife or just this?

[Anonymous]

I would give 30 days notice and start networking with your friends/neighbors to help her find a new position. There are a lot of people looking right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least 30 days' notice to vacate, plus some severance pay and preferably an extra month or two of rent to help her out. It sounds like she has no clue this is coming, and she'll be losing both her livelihood and her home in one fell swoop. Brutal. Assuming your summary of your wife's reasons is complete, she sounds very cruel.

Hello, that happened to me. Middle class white person. Worked at a hospital that provided housing. Job ended. Housing ended. No legal rights. Maybe 30 days on the LEASE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would give 30 days notice and start networking with your friends/neighbors to help her find a new position. There are a lot of people looking right now.

30 days and a bonus. If she did not work out for you, why would you impose her on your friends?

[Anonymous]

Does she receive mail at your home? Is she legal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least 30 days' notice to vacate, plus some severance pay and preferably an extra month or two of rent to help her out. It sounds like she has no clue this is coming, and she'll be losing both her livelihood and her home in one fell swoop. Brutal. Assuming your summary of your wife's reasons is complete, she sounds very cruel.

Hello, that happened to me. Middle class white person. Worked at a hospital that provided housing. Job ended. Housing ended. No legal rights. Maybe 30 days on the LEASE.

The difference is you probably had an agreement of some sort that stipulated that. OP doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least 30 days' notice to vacate, plus some severance pay and preferably an extra month or two of rent to help her out. It sounds like she has no clue this is coming, and she'll be losing both her livelihood and her home in one fell swoop. Brutal. Assuming your summary of your wife's reasons is complete, she sounds very cruel.

Hello, that happened to me. Middle class white person. Worked at a hospital that provided housing. Job ended. Housing ended. No legal rights. Maybe 30 days on the LEASE.

The difference is you probably had an agreement of some sort that stipulated that. OP doesn't.

Yeah, also note that OP says housekeeper paid rent by working hours. That's different than a job that also provides you with housing as a perk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least 30 days' notice to vacate, plus some severance pay and preferably an extra month or two of rent to help her out. It sounds like she has no clue this is coming, and she'll be losing both her livelihood and her home in one fell swoop. Brutal. Assuming your summary of your wife's reasons is complete, she sounds very cruel.

Hello, that happened to me. Middle class white person. Worked at a hospital that provided housing. Job ended. Housing ended. No legal rights. Maybe 30 days on the LEASE.

Did you receive severance pay. How many weeks of pay? How long were you given before you had to vacate the premises?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we tell her she has ten days to find a new job and place to live? She has no family here in VA. She's working additional hours for her rent payment.

SLUMLORD

[Anonymous]

Have you been paying taxes for her? Have you paid her by check to document that you have in fact been paying her? When I was an intern in law school, I assisted with litigation where live in help accused the former employer of not paying her and it was clear to me that you should always document payment and hours. Sued the pants off the employer and won. You could be opening a big can of worms if you piss off this woman.