Payrate in California.. Getting below min wage

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Anonymous wrote:Nanny in LA, I earn $30/hr for two kids. You are under paid and what they are doing is illegal. Call the labor board.

Thank you, can i still contact labor board even though I'm under the table basically? would i get introuble?

I find it crazy that 2 people who work for the sheriff's department are NOT paying at least minimum wage, and are also paying under the table! I would tell them that you need at least min. wage and if they can't do that, they I would go ahead and report them. They will get into trouble for both issues. They should know better! You are being taken advantage of and I doubt you would get into any serious trouble over it. If anything, you might have to report your income from them for prior years if you didn't report it already and pay your back income taxes, and they would have to do the back taxes for employer stuff AND your share of those taxes since they didn't do it originally.

It IS crazy and they would rather be cheap than smart. I know many lawyers that pay their household help under the table and knowingly break the law. These are not government lawyers.

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I posted this on nanny support group to. here's more info, definitely going to have a sit down with my bosses. I am getting really fed up esp when I compare my price to others in the same area.

The entire purpose for her having a live-in nanny is because they both work different shifts,I am struggling to make ends meet pay what I can. I work 6am-6pm 4 days per week. However I am never really off the clock,the 2yr sleeps with me now he screams for hours and his parents let him they say the super nanny says this will break him. Well for the past 2 months I have listened to those screams and had enough,I pulled his bed in my room and he sleeps like a baby should. This couple are young same ages as my grown daughters 35/34.. I had enough of this foolishness I know I can do much better than this. Thank you ever so much for our advice.

[Anonymous]

You chose to have the 2 year old sleep with you so you have absolutely no right to complain about that. If you felt there was a better way to handle the 2yr old's sleep issue you should have gone to your employers with solid information and suggestions AFTER asking if they wanted your input about the sleep issue.

The salary issue is a problem though. Even if they were counting your meals and lodging as part of your compensation it still doesn't equal minimum wage. Plus they can't count meals and lodging towards minimum wage requirements without your written consent. (This is in a publication by CA's Industrial Welfare Commission.)

Riverside County definitely pays less than LA County (I used to work in LA County and was on the higher end of the pay scale there), but there is no excuse to be paid less than minimum wage. Financially speaking you'd be better off working in a child care center and renting a cheap room from someone. You'd be making almost double working fewer hours...and have a legal record of your employment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You chose to have the 2 year old sleep with you so you have absolutely no right to complain about that. If you felt there was a better way to handle the 2yr old's sleep issue you should have gone to your employers with solid information and suggestions AFTER asking if they wanted your input about the sleep issue.

The salary issue is a problem though. Even if they were counting your meals and lodging as part of your compensation it still doesn't equal minimum wage. Plus they can't count meals and lodging towards minimum wage requirements without your written consent. (This is in a publication by CA's Industrial Welfare Commission.)

Riverside County definitely pays less than LA County (I used to work in LA County and was on the higher end of the pay scale there), but there is no excuse to be paid less than minimum wage. Financially speaking you'd be better off working in a child care center and renting a cheap room from someone. You'd be making almost double working fewer hours...and have a legal record of your employment.

The parents of my charge act like its my job to be with him all threw the night, even though im not getting paid for it. I have family in georgia and ive been talking with them about moving back over there and they said they would help me find leads to new nanny jobs, or babysitting at the least. I'm very much considering it. I didnt realize how much i'm getting used until i sought for help online. I'm an older woman with a fairly good amount of experience and this is uncalled for. I'm going to try and talk to them but I doubt they will suddenly change their expectations.

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If you are working under the table, I am not sure if labor laws will work in your favor.

I know many parents who allow their nanny to work in this manner so they won't have to pay for overtime and unemployment.

[Anonymous]

Wow, Nanny, I would find a new job ASAP and then report your employers. They know it is illegal to pay under the table for help, yet they both work for the sheriff's dept. If you can't get your money due, at least let the sheriff's office that you have been working for them and paid less then minimum wage. Take pictures if you want evidence of your work. Photocopy checks.