Anonymous wrote:OP she is probably in a rut for money and is trying to scare you into paying her. DONT! She would never win a court case so just ignore the letter.

This.

Just ignore the letter. She is fishing for money. Call her bluff.

Which state, OP?

Not the best employer practice, but she would not win a court case and it is likely beyond the statute of limitations.

OP she is probably in a rut for money and is trying to scare you into paying her. DONT! She would never win a court case so just ignore the letter.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone can sue. However, she will not win and her costs will be significant. If she got the pay that she was guaranteed, and agreed to the alternative duties at the time, she cannot now turn around and say she should have gotten paid to do nothing because you were away.

What did the letter ask for? I would call Hee bluff and forward her the name of the lawyer that correspondence should be forwarded to.

I agree with this. Have a friend or family member who's an attorney agree to be used for this purpose. If you needed to you could always retain formal counsel, but in the meantime a note saying something like:

Dear X, I received your letter. I am not sure what your complaint is, given that you were fully reimbursed, in a manner you agreed to, for the duration of your employment with us. If you have a specific concern however any correspondence should be sent to our attorney:

OP

While asking the nanny to work for another family may not be great for your relationship, there's nothing illegal about it. If she was paid for her work for those two weeks, then she didn't actually suffer any damages. Anyone can sue anyone else for whatever they feel like. But, I'd be shocked if she could actually win anything.

Anyone can sue. However, she will not win and her costs will be significant. If she got the pay that she was guaranteed, and agreed to the alternative duties at the time, she cannot now turn around and say she should have gotten paid to do nothing because you were away.

What did the letter ask for? I would call Hee bluff and forward her the name of the lawyer that correspondence should be forwarded to.

I do not know the legal answer and I agree that this is not what is meant by guaranteed hrs. But I find it nuts if someone could sue over something like this YEARS later.

And this is why nannies are just not worth it.

Ireceived a letter indicating she would be doing so.

What is the statute of limitations in your state? I hope she can snd will as farming your nanny out like she is a slave because you are too cheap to pay her and to ethically and morally lacking to honor tje terms of your agreement with her.

Is there any reason to believe she will sue you?

I have no idea about the legalities involved with this, but I have a hard time imagining how two weeks or so of pay is worth the cost of the lawsuit to her.

My contract with the nanny guaranteed 40 hours of works per week, however when we took more than the two weeks of vacation that nanny got in her contract we had her to work for another family who paid her, can she sue me now after three years to pay her for those weeks the other family she worked for paid her instead of my family paying her? Has the case ever kind of situation ever came up before?