Call ur Labor Dept and tell them what this Conservator is trying to do because it looks like he/she does not know the law.
Its been discussed many times on this forum that a live in is not to pay rent. That you should have been receiving at least minimum wage. That you are to be given time off. Working over 40 hrs, you get time and half. That your client is an employer and should be deducting taxes and SS (matching it).
Get something in writing from the Labor board to what we all have said. Then make the conservator, in writing, aware of your findings. By email, text or certified mail and make sure you keep copies of any texts. Then you can go from there. If you stay, I would have a contract made up by a lawyer to protect yourself.
You should go to the labor law website for your state and read carefully what may apply to caregivers (or go to the social services/elder care website). You may find that no caregiver is considered a contract (freelance) worker by the IRS. This means the person who hires you is your employer. Wages need to be reported, taxes need to be withheld, etc. I strongly recommend you have a written (and signed) employment contract (that you create) that has all the agree upon details of what your work expectations will be, hours per week, vacation, sick days, etc. I strongly recommend you do not work for room and board alone. You need actual money to function in life. Just read around on this forum of those who got screwed in this very type of arrangement, especially because they got nothing in writing and were stranded when their charge passed and the family evicted the carer, who had no money saved up. Please go into it fully informed and with your eyes wide open.
Do you have a caregivers agreement? If you do, does it address what your duties are and your pay and the living arraignment?
Are they bringing in other caregivers?
By AZ law they must give you 30 days for an eviction. If you are able to pay and not be a caregiver then I would do it, because you will have a difficult time finding a place to live for $600.00 in the greater Phoenix area and surrounding cities.
Roommates pay rent.
You need to show how many hours a day, days a week you are providing care. This will show that you are a care giver, not a roommate.
Its been discussed many times on this forum that a live in is not to pay rent. That you should have been receiving at least minimum wage. That you are to be given time off. Working over 40 hrs, you get time and half. That your client is an employer and should be deducting taxes and SS (matching it).
Get something in writing from the Labor board to what we all have said. Then make the conservator, in writing, aware of your findings. By email, text or certified mail and make sure you keep copies of any texts. Then you can go from there. If you stay, I would have a contract made up by a lawyer to protect yourself.
Are they bringing in other caregivers?
By AZ law they must give you 30 days for an eviction. If you are able to pay and not be a caregiver then I would do it, because you will have a difficult time finding a place to live for $600.00 in the greater Phoenix area and surrounding cities.