What is the legal requirement in DC for over 40 hours of work per week?

[Anonymous]

Is the law in DC to pay over time rate for more than 40 hours or is it a an optional perk that employers can offer?
If I could be provided with a relevant website link that would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

It isn't optional. Nannirs can only be HOURLY employees and OT kicks in over 40 hrs. If you are a nanny, and your cheapskate MB has regused to pay you, report her. If you are a live in, all hours worked mist be paid at straight timr, e.g, ig you work 60 hrs/wk, you get your hourly rate times 60.

There are no exceptions, except MD, where live in nannies get OT pay for OT hours. Learn your rights and stop getting cheated.

If you are an MB, stop cheating your childcare giver.

[Anonymous]

http://www.4nannytaxes.com/index.cfm/faq/nannyhousekeeper-faq-list/exempt-nonexempt-employment/

[Anonymous]

http://www.overtimelaws.org/state/District_of_Columbia/

Non-exempt employees in District of Columbia are entitled to overtime pay of 1.5 times their average hourly rate for every hour worked over 40 in a single week, as well as for every hour worked over a total of 8 in a single day.

I'm really glad I looked that up. Several times on here, I've seen people posting that they only pay their nanny OT if she works over 80 hours in two weeks. This is NOT legal if they are in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.overtimelaws.org/state/District_of_Columbia/

Non-exempt employees in District of Columbia are entitled to overtime pay of 1.5 times their average hourly rate for every hour worked over 40 in a single week, as well as for every hour worked over a total of 8 in a single day.

I'm really glad I looked that up. Several times on here, I've seen people posting that they only pay their nanny OT if she works over 80 hours in two weeks. This is NOT legal if they are in DC.

I didn't know this either! I thought that was only a New York thing. I work 9 hours Monday through Thursday, but a shorter day on Friday. Not sure how my bosses would react to this if I brought it up....

[Anonymous]

MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

Yeah a helpful tip in cheating your nanny A job worth $18/hour is not worth less because you don't like the idea of paying OT. Nannies should not put up with this crap! If I say my rate is $18/hour, that's precisely what I mean, and if you want more than 40 hours per week I expect to be compensated accordingly, at $27/hour for each subsequent hour. Why else would anyone work 50-60 hours per week, if it didn't amount to a a significantly higher amount of money? Jobs requiring 50 hours should cost more!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

You are pond scum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

Yeah a helpful tip in cheating your nanny A job worth $18/hour is not worth less because you don't like the idea of paying OT. Nannies should not put up with this crap! If I say my rate is $18/hour, that's precisely what I mean, and if you want more than 40 hours per week I expect to be compensated accordingly, at $27/hour for each subsequent hour. Why else would anyone work 50-60 hours per week, if it didn't amount to a a significantly higher amount of money? Jobs requiring 50 hours should cost more!!

She was just explaining how to calculate the base rate. Calm down.

[Anonymous]

$18.00 x40 = 720, plus 10 hrs OT at $27.00 = $270, making $90.00/Wk not $900. MB is cheating her nanny. Her nanny should report het and sue her for back wages, plus intetest.

[Anonymous]

$990 not $90

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$18.00 x40 = 720, plus 10 hrs OT at $27.00 = $270, making $90.00/Wk not $900. MB is cheating her nanny. Her nanny should report het and sue her for back wages, plus intetest.

Sue her for what? Only paying $16.30 per hour?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

Yeah a helpful tip in cheating your nanny A job worth $18/hour is not worth less because you don't like the idea of paying OT. Nannies should not put up with this crap! If I say my rate is $18/hour, that's precisely what I mean, and if you want more than 40 hours per week I expect to be compensated accordingly, at $27/hour for each subsequent hour. Why else would anyone work 50-60 hours per week, if it didn't amount to a a significantly higher amount of money? Jobs requiring 50 hours should cost more!!

She was just explaining how to calculate the base rate. Calm down.

Exactly. If an employer and/or employee want to approach payment with a salaried kind of mindset (as my nanny requested) it is critical to separate and compensate for regular hours and overtime (at time and a half). My nanny negotiated a weekly rate - that was more important to her than the hours. We then had to back into what her hourly and overtime rates are. It also is important for the times when she stays late, or overnight, or comes in early, etc... since we need to know her hourly figures to compensate her appropriately.

The MB was simply explaining how to do that - no need to rage at her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$18.00 x40 = 720, plus 10 hrs OT at $27.00 = $270, making $90.00/Wk not $900. MB is cheating her nanny. Her nanny should report het and sue her for back wages, plus intetest.

Sue her for what? Only paying $16.30 per hour?

If the nanny charges $18.00\hr, then MB is cheating her out of. $68.00 straight time and.$25.50 OT = $93.50/WEEK X52 X$4,862/yr. Famn right, I'd. Report her and sue for all my back wages plus intetest. Some of you were.screaming about govt. Furloughs and losing income. I would imagone namnoes feel tje dame when cheated out of a good percentage of their income. Of course, govt. Employees arem't being cheated as all of you ate grossly overpaid and grossly incompetent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here. Here's a helpful tip that I learned on this board when you are drawing up your contract. Decide what you want to pay hourly, i.e 18/hr average for 50 guaranteed hrs a week ($900/week). But for the purposes of putting in the contract and making sure that you are compliant with the law, the first 40 hours are paid at ~$16.30 and the last ten hours at ~$24.50. Make sense?

This is a common way to approach handle OT when the nanny wants guaranteed hours or guaranteed weekly salary based on a workweek that exceeds 40 hours. No one is being cheated and no one has a basis to sue if, as the MB here suggests, the base rate and OT rate are specified in a contract that has been agreed to by the nanny.