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[quote=Anonymous]OP again. No further communication from [former] Nanny.

As commented earlier, bouncing a check issued in payment for services ALREADY performed != canceling/retracting a payment for services NOT actually performed. And apparently banks have specific procedures for the latter.

I am on several neighborhood listservs. While flaming [former] Nanny on them might yield a grain of emotional satisfaction, I do not plan to do so, in part because such a post could apparently be considered defamation. A friend who worked in HR for decades says it's not uncommon for former employees to sue based on negative job references. Apparently this is really A Thing and many organizations give a reference that consists only of "Person X worked for Organization from Date 1 to Date 2" to minimize liability. As a parent and nanny employer, I would certainly want to know if a nanny I was considering hiring had ever disappeared on a previous family; however, it seems that a public warning could have legal consequences.

An angry post would also not solve the problem of how to explain the sudden disappearance of a previously beloved caretaker to my toddler. DS can't pronounce [former] Nanny's name, but he's clearly looking for her every time someone knocks on our door, and I'm not sure how to communicate the finality of her disappearance to him. [/quote]

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