Archive for the 'Articles for Agencies' Category

2010 Annual APNA Conerence set for Scottsdale AZ

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

APNA member’s, non-members, agency owners and staff alike, we invite you to join us in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona October 14th-17th, 2010 for the 17th Annual APNA Conference! Mark it off on your calendar because you are not going to want to miss it! In addition to the innovative and interesting agenda we have in store, [...]

Family Secret: More Parents Are Avoiding the Nanny Tax

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

A funny thing happened on the way to the Internet age: A lot of parents stopped paying the nanny tax. Household-employment tax filings for nannies and other domestic workers fell 10% in the five years ended in 2006, based on the latest Internal Revenue Service data — a period when the number of domestic employees [...]

APNA’s 2008 Agency of the Year

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Houston’s Morningside Nannies (October 31, 2008) The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) is proud to honor Houston’s Morningside Nannies with APNA’s 2008 Agency of the Year award.  Twenty five years ago, Pat Cascio founded the first agency in Houston to specialize in nanny placement, and she is still on the job. Like many in [...]

Court Ruling: Anti-Discrimination Laws Apply Online

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

By Bob King, Legally Nanny In a case involving Internet matching service Roommates.com, the Ninth Circuit ruled that online applications and other documents that ask questions about legally protected characteristics could subject the company to liability. The court’s ruling makes clear that asking questions about legally protected characteristics can solicit discriminatory answers, and matching people [...]

Medical Emergency Inspires Ongoing APNA Donation

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

A medical emergency endured by one of our board members is inspiring the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies  A Household Staffing Alliance (APNA) to establish its first ongoing, annual donation. From here on out, five percent of each APNA member’s yearly dues payment will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network national office says Lexy [...]

REQUESTS FOR YOUR TAX ID

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

By Tom Breedlove  Breedlove & Associates Many families ask for their agency’s “Tax ID” (they may refer to it as an “Employer Identification Number” or “EIN”). Until this year, the answer was always a simple “no” because families were not allowed to apply agency fees toward their childcare tax breaks. Now the answer is not [...]

Become an APNA Affiliate Member

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Are you an agency in business for less than 3 years and interested in becoming an APNA member? Now you can! APNA is proud to launch its Affiliate Member Program. Agencies in business for less than three years are eligible to join as Affiliate Members by demonstrating adherence to the same code of ethics and [...]

Civil Litigation & Background Checks

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

by Lynn Peterson, PFC Information Services, Inc. Reputable staffing agencies routinely conduct criminal checks, Social Security Number verifications, and driving record checks as standard components of their candidate screening process. There is another type of background check that is not typically included in a standard background check – civil litigation. CRIMINAL vs. CIVIL Criminal cases [...]

APNA Response to ABC & NBC About Online Only Nanny Services

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The View 320 West 66th St. New York, NY 10023 March 10, 2008 Re: The Dangers of Online Only Job Listings to Hire Nannies To The View, Job listing services such as Sittercity should not be confused with nanny agencies. We feel it is important to raise a red flag about your segment last week [...]

Nanny Background Checks-Buyer Beware!

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

By Lynn Peterson, President of PFC Information Services, Inc. The quality of criminal background checks conducted by nanny agencies varies greatly. Agency A’s standard background check is a “National Criminal File” search. Agency B’s standard check includes county level criminal checks in the location or locations where the applicant has lived. It sounds as if [...]