I agree that OP seems awful.

I think its really questionable that you're preemptively trying to fight an unemployment claim. She might not even claim, but you doing this truly looks like your biggest concern is the cost you'll incur if she claims, and so you will do or say whatever you have to in order to prevent it. That's why you got the responses you got, and your last one didnt help. You seem like a terrible person.

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I did not get any answers on the question that I posted here. I got one relatively helpful response on another thread that unfortunately did not concern DC.

If no one has information, fine.

In the meantime, thanks for all of your compliments. It's so nice to know that you all are so confident that I do not have cause to terminate my nanny and oppose unemployment, am trying to "screw" my nanny, and that I am "upset" no one can answer my question, and I am a bad employer. I'm so glad that people who don't know me and any details of the situation have such useful opinions. And I'm sure you are all fabulous nannies, and I would just be so happy with your skills you if only you would deign to work for me.

Put your kid in daycare, you're a bitch. If you had cause to terminate and proof than you don't need answers. I believe in an older post a woman from Maryland had to pay an extra $500 a year for unemployment, I assume it will be higher in DC.

I did not get any answers on the question that I posted here. I got one relatively helpful response on another thread that unfortunately did not concern DC.

If no one has information, fine.

In the meantime, thanks for all of your compliments. It's so nice to know that you all are so confident that I do not have cause to terminate my nanny and oppose unemployment, am trying to "screw" my nanny, and that I am "upset" no one can answer my question, and I am a bad employer. I'm so glad that people who don't know me and any details of the situation have such useful opinions. And I'm sure you are all fabulous nannies, and I would just be so happy with your skills you if only you would deign to work for me.

You got answers on the other thread you posted. What more do you want? Few people here are well versed in the very specific issue you are asking about, but by all means, get upset because strangers on the internet aren't responding the way you want. No wonder your nanny does not want to work for you anymore...

Does anyone have actual information relevant to the question? And yes, I do want to know how much it would cost me not to oppose something I legitimately could.

If you terminated her properly and with reason than it shouldn't matter. If you're just trying to screw her over because you don't want to pay than you deserve what you get.

So you're basing your decision on whether or not to screw her on how much it would cost you?

Cross-posted from Employer thread:

Does anyone have any experience with how much an employer's tax rate for unemployment goes up in DC if the nanny files for unemployment and is granted it?

I had researched the maximum rate in DC (7.00%) -- but there is nothing I could find on-line that was helpful in terms of how much the rate would actually go up for an household employer with one employee. The baseline rate is 2.7%. The DC tax office just says that it assigns an "experience rate" to the employer, based on, among other things, how much tax it has paid, how long employees stay, etc. The "experience rate" sticks with you for years. I read the information to say that the tax is based only on the fist $9000 paid annually. So an increase to 7% could be an increase of $400 a year for who knows how many years.

Anybody who has practical experience with this in DC? I have heard of a couple of Virginia stories (including one where the family successfully fought it, and another where their rate went from .01 percent to 1 percent) and one in DC where the nanny sought unemployment but was denied where she quit without notice.

But none on how much the rate would go up in similar circumstances in DC.

We have ample reason to terminate for cause. But our nanny has other good qualities and I hate to see someone not get paid. Also, we do have a written warning to the nanny from several months ago (though I did not make her sign it).