Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please link the law that specifically identifies nannies?

No law
No enforceable contract

Can't you read the above gov link? It appears not.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please link the law that specifically identifies nannies?

No law
No enforceable contract

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please link the law that specifically identifies nannies?

That would be the fair labor standards act, which applies to all nonexempt hourly employees.

Anonymous wrote:PP - just to add that for all the complaints about wages, minimum wage is 7.25 and will OT would be around $400/week gross. As long as you're paid that, it is all legal.

The fact that something meets minimum wage requirements does not alone make it legal. You can get busted for not paying overtime or for all hours worked even if you pay well above minimum wage.

For the poster asking for a direct link here is one from the department of labor: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs79d.htm

Nannies are hourly workers and must be paid for every hour they are on duty. They cannot be salaried in the true sense of the word, because they are paid for their time and for being available, not for a set task. A nanny cannot leave when her tasks are done for the day, she must be relieved.

Yes, the reason nannies are hourly is to meet minimum wage and OT requirements. If you're paid minimum wage and OT, all good. Meaning $7.25 for 40 hours and 7.5 x 1.5 for any OT and that number can be a "salary". Of course everyone here claims nannies make $25/hr but the above and beyond the law.

PP - just to add that for all the complaints about wages, minimum wage is 7.25 and will OT would be around $400/week gross. As long as you're paid that, it is all legal.

Can someone please link the law that specifically identifies nannies?

Ok. This has been beaten to death! You CAN pay a nanny a "salary" as long as it meets the minimum wage requirements. But hours must be set with an hourly wage.

Nannies cannot be salaried employees. By law, they must be paid hourly, and must be paid overtime for any time over 40 hours/week.

First of all... at all these inappropriate responses on here. I'm aghast.

Asking a person who has a salaried job is not abuse. Asking someone to work hard at their job is not abuse. People who call that abuse says a lot about themselves, that they want to work little and feel entitled to pay. In other words, they are lazy.

Having gotten that out. To the OP, your entire situation of being a salaried nanny is illegal. A nanny profession cannot be salaried, if you want to get into the law. Each and every nanny should be an hourly nanny. Any hours over 40 should be paid at 1.5 hours.

If you do not have that situation, you need to go back to your employer, make a contract with an hourly rate.

If you do not have a contract. If you cannot go to your employer at fear of losing your job, then that is your problem for getting into this situation of no options in life.

This is why nannies cannot be salaried. You can have guaranteed hours/pay, but you are still entitled to payment for every hour worked and overtime pay for any hours over 40 in a week.

This is why I refuse to be salaried. I have 40hrs/week guaranteed and anything else is overtime. The only person who ever benefits from a salaried nanny is the family.

What are they making you do? Start writing it down to document it. You can sue them in court for this.

More nanny illegal nanny abuse. It's everywhere and it needs to stop.

Is there a law on how many hours they can actually make you work with being salaried? Or can they had you work whenever they want?