He said she worked there for three years before they found out she was illegal? Why wouldn’t they have verified that from the get-go? Maybe it’s possible he’s on the up-and-up, because I don’t understand what’s entailed in hiring household help, but I would think anyone would check that out.
And when did they “discover” she was illegal? After he knew he was being considered for a position in the Cabinet?
He’s toast after losing 4 Repubs.
Generally, what's involved is asking your friends if they know a good housekeeper. They give you a name. You call and ask if they have any availability. They come to your house once a week, or every two weeks, clean the place, and you give them cash. 80 bucks is kinda standard for half a day's work cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms, washing and changing the sheets, dusting, mopping and vacuuming.
Not that I know anyone who does that.
When people come in to clean houses or be a housekeeper, they often are not considered ‘employees’ because they work on a piecemeal basis, and there are no benefits involved. Same thing with lawn care people.
I don’t know whether that’s the case here or not, but it often is. It does sound like this housekeeper was a full-time employee, though.
How do you verify someone’s legal status for employment?
You can’t...that’s the trick folks.
If they have papers, you accept them. If you have someone that you suspect might not be a citizen, you cannot treat them different or do additional research into their background or you will face an EEOC violation.
And THAT is the situation we are in, “Murica!
My question is why would anyone hire a housekepper and not use a contract service from a housekeeping business and avoid the hassle of paying all those taxes, insurance, etc?