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11/30/2015 09:20

Subject: Do they not really how offensive this is?

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It's not illegal to pay a live in below minimum wage. You use their "rent" as part of their income

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11/30/2015 10:31

Subject: Do they not really how offensive this is?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not illegal to pay a live in below minimum wage. You use their "rent" as part of their income

It depends on the situation. If the family only needs care during normal hours that a live-out can do, and they offer room and board as an option to make it more enticing for the nanny, legally they can deduct rent. If the family needs crazy hours, they need someone overnight frequently, they need on call hours that simply aren't possible for a live-out nanny, no, they can't deduct room and board from salary.

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11/30/2015 15:58

Subject: Do they not really how offensive this is?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not illegal to pay a live in below minimum wage. You use their "rent" as part of their income

It depends on the situation. If the family only needs care during normal hours that a live-out can do, and they offer room and board as an option to make it more enticing for the nanny, legally they can deduct rent. If the family needs crazy hours, they need someone overnight frequently, they need on call hours that simply aren't possible for a live-out nanny, no, they can't deduct room and board from salary.

Interesting. I was unaware of those details. Thanks for sharing that.

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11/30/2015 18:46

Subject: Do they not really how offensive this is?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not illegal to pay a live in below minimum wage. You use their "rent" as part of their income

It depends on the situation. If the family only needs care during normal hours that a live-out can do, and they offer room and board as an option to make it more enticing for the nanny, legally they can deduct rent. If the family needs crazy hours, they need someone overnight frequently, they need on call hours that simply aren't possible for a live-out nanny, no, they can't deduct room and board from salary.

Interesting. I was unaware of those details. Thanks for sharing that.

I know that I posted a link a few months ago to a government site, but I don't remember which thread it's in. You can search it, or I can look it up, either way, the information is available through both the IRS and Wage and Labor.