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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]The only problem with some of the above scenarios/posts are communication and semantics.

If a person gets paid 13.66 per hour and is routinely scheduled to work 50 hrs per week, then they make $13.66 per hour plus applicable overtime pay. This averages to $15 per week.

[b]If an employer advertises in exactly this language --  "Base Pay X, Overtime Hours are Such, Weekly Salary is Y" then there's no problem. Likewise, nannys should be making the same full statement when they cite what they are paid.[/b]

All else is shorthand. [/quote]

The thing is, most household employers have NO CLUE they have to follow OT laws, and so they don't advertise in such specific language. They make the mistake of paying a weekly rate without breaking down straight time/OT, in which case, if the arrangement ends badly, nanny may take her case to a wage and labor board and win tons of back OT pay.

And many many nannies also have NO CLUE they are covered by FLSA. They seek out a weekly ratr that they are happy with, and don't care about OT, since they are earning what they want to earn.

Frankly, most nanny employers cannot/will not pay actual OT. If a magic wand was waved tonight and every nanny in the land suddenly got the OT she has a "right" to earn tomorrow, then Friday there would be a ton of unemployed nannies.[/quote]

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