If you really want to keep your nanny, you can try to get an idea of how long it will take her to restore her license. In the meantime, are there any other duties the nanny could pick up to make it sting a bit less? Maybe she can pitch in with cooking or cleaning during downtime she will have while your daughter is in aftercare.

Can you pay for Uber to get nanny and kid where they need to be?

I'd love to see you try. I'd laugh at you and never sit for you again.

I wouldn't take any money from her, but I would honestly just look for someone else w/out all of this baggage.

Who needs this stress?

Anonymous wrote:I would think you could either offer to reduce her pay (she isn't doing the job she was hired to do) or tell her you will let her go. She picks. That isn't garnishing her wages, it is reducing it since she can't perform the job.

This is what I think, too. You aren't garnishing wages. She is unable to work those hours right now.

Can you either email distribution list of the school parents or post an ad on the door that you are looking for car pool option and willing to pay? If it is an elite/fancy school there is likely a nanny who would like a company; or if it is a less fancy school some mom might like extra cash. Should be cheaper than aftercare...

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Anonymous wrote:You don't charge your nanny for aftercare. You made the decision to hire someone whose green card status was up in the air. You pay. If she can't perform the duties she was hired to perform, find someone else.
I think it's actually illegal to garnish her wages.

Her greencard status isn't "up in the air" she has the temporary but DMV doesn't accept temp greencard so she had to get a work visa until the permanent greencard arrives.

She lives with us. What I am suppose to do? Tell her to get out? That doesn't seem right.

Or pay another $200/week for aftercare and have my daughter miss all the activities we've paid for (including her social skills classes for ADHD)?

I am overwhelmed and looking for help. Not criticism.

Hire a live out nanny to care for your child and have the live-in nanny transition to being your maid, and garnish her wages. If you cut her down to like $90 a week and have her do all the dishes, cooking, laundry, cleaning, etc that's a good deal.

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Anonymous wrote:This makes no sense. Child can take bus, nanny can take bus to get kid or another arrangement. Nanny can work at home but she cannot drive. I would find a new nanny but there are alternatives.

Our daughter goes to a private school and there are no buses.

So, fire the nanny. She cannot do her duties as required. Simple.

Anonymous wrote:This makes no sense. Child can take bus, nanny can take bus to get kid or another arrangement. Nanny can work at home but she cannot drive. I would find a new nanny but there are alternatives.

Our daughter goes to a private school and there are no buses.

This makes no sense. Child can take bus, nanny can take bus to get kid or another arrangement. Nanny can work at home but she cannot drive. I would find a new nanny but there are alternatives.

Does she have a Drivers license from her country or international drivers license? These are legal documents to use for driving.

Is she really V-1 and adjustment to resident status is pending? Is she still married to her husband through whom she obtained V-1? If the answer is yes, then generally an info pass appointment can give you the needed EAD on the spot if your application for EAD has been pending for more than 30 days. When she applied for new EAD?

As a person who went through many immigration steps and annoyance with drivers license expiration tied to immigration status date, I get your frustration.

Calling immigration is generally useless, but making info pass appointment might help you understand timeline

The only options Op wants to hear is "Make your nanny pay for after care."

Next time you hire a citizen, problem solved. In the mean tine here are some ideas:
carpool with another student. Have nanny set this up
nanny walks to get kid
nanny buses to get kid
nanny takes a cab
nanny sees if a friend can do the driving

I think setting up a carpool orbus situation are the best options.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't garnish your employee's wages without a court judgement. Pay for friggin' aftercare until she gets it sorted out. What the hell do you want us to say?

You need to calm down.

You need to study the law and stop being an idiot.

OP, you have several choices:

1) Give nanny X days/weeks to get her papers in order, or she'll be let go. Hire a temp to care for your daughter after school for the X days/weeks.

2) Again, give a deadline, and stick with school aftercare for that time.

3) Give nanny notice, since she cannot fulfill the job requirements. Find a new caregiver.

You can either allow nanny a grace period to get her act together, or you can let her go now. Either way, you'll have to choose between a temp nanny or school aftercare for the moment.

And if you do give notice, be sure to follow what your employment agreement says.