Also a release doesn't mean an employee can't come back and sue for overtime hours they're owed under the labor laws. |
1. Why can't you find a job that will pay you overtime instead of holding a gun over your NF's head? 2. Your response is irrelevant to OP's question |
[b] 1) Cheap MBs 2) It is relevant. Making sure OP knows that a termination agreement won't cover her if she's been paying this 'informal' nanny illegally. You can still sue for overtime even if you sign that. |
Shouldn't you find another career then? Go do retail or work through a nanny agency. I am sure they pay overtime. |
Oh, you a mean a release so I can't be sued? Not worried. I hire, pay, manage, and terminate legally. There would be no grounds for a lawsuit that would concern me. |
Why? |
You still don't get it ![]() Release is a heavy deterrent to frivolous lawsuits. It doesn't matter if you have done everything perfectly you can still get sued. This is true even with a release but release will add one more barrier. |
I get it. But I'm not paranoid and I don't think nannies are prone to filing "frivolous" lawsuits/ Even if a nanny were to sue me it would be in small claims court and I would have no trouble defending myself and might even enjoy the process. I would have zero problems with anyone scrutinizing my employment practices. I don't need a release for hiring a nanny. When I fire a senior executive you can damn well bet I get releases but that's a very different scenario. |
So when your NF outgrows the need for a nanny, possibly many more years from now, you plan to take them to court? They should be paying OT, but this is kind of awful! |
Did you fire the nanny yet? |
It's under advisement. |