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[quote=Anonymous][quote]"What are you going to do if she does in fact need a new car? Sounds like your nanny is going to get screwed here."

That is between the nanny and her insurance company. Accidents happen and people have negative consequences from accidents that aren't always fair. That's not the employer's fault. If the employer decides to pay the deductible, that's generous enough. They aren't responsible for buying her a new car because she got into an accident.

She was driving the car for work purposes. It certainly is their responsibility. If that isn't a responsibility that you are comfortable with, you shouldn't ask your nanny to use her personal car. The solution here was to have the nanny stay in the neighborhood that day with the kids or use public transportation. They chose to have her use her personal car for work purposes, so yes this is their responsibility. If I were your nanny and I was left without a car as a result of this, I would quit and I would sue.[/quote]

The nanny could have chosen not to use her car and instead stay in the neighborhood or use public transportation. She didn't. She chose to use her car. Her employer didn't threaten to fire her if she refused to drive her car.

Unfortunately, she had an accident. Her accident. Her responsibility to repair her car. Her employer is not legally responsible to buy her a new car.[/quote]

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