Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

In our court system almost anything "could", so that's not saying much of anything.
Any yes, we understand that anyone can sue almost anyone for just about anything.

Any other wisdom to share?

Let me clarify for you. If a nanny gets sued for breaching a clear notice or term provision in a contract, she would be held liable. Parents often don't bother, but that doesn't mean they won't if they feel betrayed enough by a nanny. Especially given the fact that lawyers are not needed in small claims court.

What parent has the time to deal with small claims court when they don't even have the time to care for their own children?

...no parent that I know or have ever heard of. Anyone else?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

In our court system almost anything "could", so that's not saying much of anything.
Any yes, we understand that anyone can sue almost anyone for just about anything.

Any other wisdom to share?

Let me clarify for you. If a nanny gets sued for breaching a clear notice or term provision in a contract, she would be held liable. Parents often don't bother, but that doesn't mean they won't if they feel betrayed enough by a nanny. Especially given the fact that lawyers are not needed in small claims court.

What parent has the time to deal with small claims court when they don't even have the time to care for their own children?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

In our court system almost anything "could", so that's not saying much of anything.
Any yes, we understand that anyone can sue almost anyone for just about anything.

Any other wisdom to share?

Let me clarify for you. If a nanny gets sued for breaching a clear notice or term provision in a contract, she would be held liable. Parents often don't bother, but that doesn't mean they won't if they feel betrayed enough by a nanny. Especially given the fact that lawyers are not needed in small claims court.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

In our court system almost anything "could", so that's not saying much of anything.
Any yes, we understand that anyone can sue almost anyone for just about anything.

Any other wisdom to share?

You're certainly free to search to see if you can find a case that satisfies your curiosity. A nanny contract is not different from any other employment contract. It shouldn't be difficult.

Anonymous wrote:A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

In our court system almost anything "could", so that's not saying much of anything.
Any yes, we understand that anyone can sue almost anyone for just about anything.

Any other wisdom to share?

A nanny could be liable. That is what's important. In reality, it is probably not worth the attorney fees to pursue it.

Not worth the cost and effort =/= can't be sued.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree that asking someone to support their argument with a source is some desperate ploy to get free legal advice. You're being a bit paranoid OP.

It's the $10,000. shyster woman being paranoid.

With all the lawyer nanny agency owners on this site, I would find it unbelievable if there had ever been a nanny held financially liable for terminating a contract before the stated end date, and they had not heard of it. Also, it'd be interesting to understand why they routinely recommend to parents and nannies to include the "at will" clause AND the starting and ending date. Seems to me that they've tripped up here, to put it politely.

Anonymous wrote:Apologies for the double post. Not sure how that happened.

13:15 here. Sorry if I misunderstood your post.