Anonymous wrote:Oh, good grief. Check with your insurer. This was not the case with ours, and I'm sure they aren't the only ones in town who have a rational policy on this. The only person who was not covered by our base policy was our nanny, and that was because she works more than 20 hours a week--had she worked under 20, she would have been covered automatically. We aded a rider to cover the extra hours--easy (and inexpensive).
Worker's comp is also required in MD and DC, but not in VA (though personally I would get it regardless). So whether you are breaking the law by not having it depends on where you live.
Your problem is the noncovered other child, not your employee nanny.