Hello aeg225,
Another great question!
Dictionary.com gives the following definition of 'domestic', which
helps us narrow down and confirm it's meaning in this capacity :
Noun - "A household servant"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=domestic
Further searching revealed a few sites that confirm that a 'domestic
employee' is indeed an 'employee' that usually works in a *household
type* situation.
"A domestic employee is a person engaged in household or domestic work
performed principally in connection with a residence premises."
http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmag/sept97/09p108.htm
"A domestic employee is an individual who renders services on a
continuous and frequent basis and is subordinate to another
individual, in the residence of the latter."
http://www.expats.com.br/domestic.php
"For example, if you contract with a landscaping company to mow your
lawn and maintain the flowerbeds, the employees the company sends out
to perform the work are not your employees. If, however, you employ a
cook/housekeeper whose work you control, then the worker is your
employee...."
http://public.findlaw.com/employment_employer/newcontent/flg/ch11/st2/mc1.html
As a long time resident of New York, I can confirm the definition here
is the same as above. If you have a maid, or a nanny that you pay
wages to - then they would typically be referred to as a 'domestic
employee'. If they are from another company, they are not your
employee - nor a domestic employee. They are an employee of the
company that you employ for the service :-)
To help find this answer I searched Google for:
"domestic employee" ny definition
://www.google.com/search?q=%22domestic+employee%22+ny+definition
I hope this answers your question to your satisfaction! If you need
clarification, please ask before rating this answer as I would love to
be of further assistance. Thanks for the great question!
SgtCory |
