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Q&A With a Better Balance About the New Paid Family Leave Laws in New York State

Details: Category: Working Parents

Paid family leave in New York goes into effect on January 1, 2018. And those who have kids in 2017 may take paid family leave in 2018, as long as they take leave within a year of the birth.

In response to the many questions on various Park Slope Parents listserves, Park Slope parent & ABB Board Member Elizabeth Saylor put together the below question and answer. Molly Weston Williamson, a staff attorney at A Better Balance, helped her with this. If you are an employee or independent contractor and have additional questions not answered below, we recommend you call ABB (212-430-5982) or the state’s paid family leave hotline (844-337-6303). Employers, including household employers of nannies or housekeepers, should also call the state hotline for more information.

Elizabeth will also continue to work with PSP and ABB to answer additional questions. Hope this helps. The new law is very exciting but, as with anything new, a bit confusing.

This page was updated September 30, 2019

PSP's Advice and Classifed Group Left Yahoo, Moved to groups.parkslopeparents.com

Details: Parent Category: Help; Category: Important Member Communication

It's happening!

We've moved off Yahoo!

We've transitioned onto our new platform December 1st. As of NOON Thursday, November 30th we stopped approving messages on our Advice/Community and Classifieds Yahoo Groups. If you sent/send us something we will direct you to post the message to our new group. You'll receive instructions for posting once we’re live so it doesn't get lost.

WHERE TO NOW LOGIN:

groups.parkslopeparents.com

HELP US MAKE IT SEAMLESS:

Please do some quick prep work so things work as seamlessly as possible. Add these emails to your safe sender and contacts so messages come to your inbox (and not spam):

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Consistency: Current members of the Yahoo Advice/Community and Classifieds will start receiving emails from the new groups at the same frequency as before. Your message delivery will stay the same as your Yahoo preference (yay!). If you signed up for one of these groups but never got around to getting on the group you'll start receiving messages as well.
Messages will come from our new email addresses:

Streamlining: Messages will be sent to your membership-related email (where you paid your membership fee). You can easily change this once we’re live. Flexibility. We’ll send you instructions on changing your email or settings tomorrow. NOTE: Nothing will change with your baby groups, career groups, dads/moms group or any other specialty groups at this time. It's gonna be great, but do be patient with us. These changes may come with some bumps in the road. We’re confident that this system will be a huge improvement (or we wouldn’t be doing it) but it may mean a kink or two for a few of you. We'll get you fixed up- promise!

Our team will be on hand to assist anyone who needs help at:

IF YOU ARE A FORMER MEMBER:

Sounds cool right? That's because it is! If you are you former member and want to connect with PSP again (our members rock), REJOIN today at: https://parkslopeparents.clubexpress.com

NOT A MEMBER and are a parent in Brooklyn? JOIN today at: https://parkslopeparents.clubexpress.com

THANKS!

Susan, Melissa, Rachel, Carla, Sabrina and Ellen
The PSP Membership Team

It's Gonna be Great!

IMPORTANT: Park Slope Parents is moving off Yahoo! Groups

Details: Parent Category: Help; Category: Important Member Communication

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Heads up!

We're moving off Yahoo!

Great News! We’re moving off Yahoo! groups for our Classifieds and Advice/Community Groups in the coming weeks!

Launch Date: December 1

NOTE: YAHOO! GROUPS HAS BEEN GLITCHY so it's great timing!

Here are some of the GREAT things about the move:

No more invites The new system allows us to add you to groups. There will still be a short delay as it’s still not an automated process, but no more looking for invites in spam.
Easy login You can easily login to the new system to search for messages. No more YahooIDs or need for Yahoo at all—ever again.
Streamlining The new system will sync one email rather than multiple emails for Yahoo and our membership site (Club Express). No more, “your message didn’t post because the email is different than the one on Yahoo!”
#Hashtags We’ll be using hashtags for commonly posted message so you can easily find things such as #Nanny, #RealEstate, or #Anonymous posts. Easier Posting Insert photos, attachments and links into messages easily and quickly. Search The new site has a working search! (If you've noticed the most recent search results end mid-September.)
Archives We’re moving 15 years of messages to the new system. You’ll be able to search old discussions and topics (e.g., the history of a nanny’s employment). More delivery options Along with individual and digest options, there’s finally an option for a daily summary you can skim and decide if you want to read more!

Ready, set, swap! March 2nd is the PSP Member Kids Clothing Swap

Details: Parent Category: About Park Slope Parents; Category: Events

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When: Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Where: All Saints Church 463A 7th Street, entrance on 7th Street (the Park Slope Senior Center)

How much and details:

$5.00/member - only payable at the door
You must be a PSP member (we will be checking at the door). Not a PSP member?
- Join
- Renew

What to bring:

Please bring swappable kid clothing/books/gear for ages newborn-10 years. If you wouldn’t give it to your finicky in-law, don’t bring it to the swap.
Maternity items (especially work clothes)
Nursing and feeding items
Breast pumps, bottles, baby carriers
Bouncy seats, belly bands, unused pacifiers
NO toys please
If you just want to drop stuff off, that's allowed-- anything not swapped will be donated.

Know someone who is not a member and would like to come? Tell them to sign up and become a member to start enjoying events like these and more! http://bit.ly/JOINPSP

Heads up:

PREEMIE clothes
---0 - 6 months***NEW
---6 - 12 months***NEW
---12 - 18 months
---18 - 24 months
---2 & 3 year olds
---4 & 5 year olds
---5 - 8 year olds
---8-10 year olds

***NEW Please presort MATERNITY clothes as well. We're going to have a more organized section for those clothes!
---Maternity S
---Maternity M
---Maternity L

Can't come and want to donate? DROP OFF DONATIONS to us at one of two drop off points Monday– Friday (please no large items), 9am - 9pm

NORTH Slope Drop off:
190 Garfield Place (between 6th & 7th), apt 5E (please text Jeff at 917-685-8250 to double check availability)

SOUTH Slope Drop off
438 12th Street (between 7th and 8th) doorman there between 9am – 9pm.

NIGHT BEFORE Drop Off can also drop off from 6pm - 8pm on Friday Night. You can drop off, pay your $5, and skip the line if you prefer. 463A 7th Street, entrance on 7th Street (the Park Slope Center for Successful Aging)

Frequently Asked Questions:

The 2017 Park Slope Parents' Nanny Survey Results

Details: Parent Category: Nanny 101; Category: Nanny Surveys

The 2017 data is here! PSP conducted its 6th Nanny Compensation Survey of employers who employ a nanny. These results are based on 870 parents from Brooklyn who employ live-out nannies who are not part of a nanny share.

IMPORTANT FINDINGS:

PAY:

▪ $17.05 per hour for 1 child ($1.99 more than 2015)
▪ $18.33 per hour for 2 children ($1.89 more than 2015)

Part-time nannies continue to make a higher hourly rate than a full-time nannies, paying a premium for fewer hours:
* $18.30 per hour for 10-20 hours
* $17.90 per hour for 50+ hours

TIME OFF:

▪ The average agreed upon days off is 14 days, while the reported days actually received is 21 days. (The vast majority of nannies are paid for all 21 days they receive off.)
▪ 1 in 2 (58%) let their nanny schedule time off at the nanny's discretion (something for which PSP advocates.)

RAISES & BONUSES:

▪ The average raise given is $1.28 per hour.
▪ Giving bonuses continues to be standard, with 1 week's pay given the most common amount.

See the full survey results

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