Household employment laws, in every state

A free, state-by-state guide to the rules that govern hiring a nanny or household employee: overtime thresholds, payroll taxes (federal FICA plus state unemployment), workers' compensation requirements, and state paid-leave programs. Pick your state below.

Federal rules apply everywhere: Social Security and Medicare (7.65% each from employer and employee), federal unemployment tax (FUTA), and the requirement to pay household workers as W-2 employees once you cross $2,700 in annual wages. States layer their own overtime and tax rules on top, which is where most of the variation lives.

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