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i signed a 1yr service agreement with a nanny service(referred to as ns). ns is to provide in home care of the children and house at a specified cost per week. ns is responsible for providing a care giver as referenced in a separate schedule it also states the individual would have a minimum of 1 yr experience, bonded, with cpr and first aid knowledge and that all references available and criminal backgrounds would be checked. the agreement states i would be able to interview a reasonable amount of indiviuals before choosing one. a specific clause in the agreement states that the caregiver is the employee of the ns and they are responsible for salary, taxes, bonding and other employee related expenses; it further states that i am unable to hire the individual directely, or another individual that is not employeed with them. it also has a confidentiality clause which keeps me from disclosing verbally, written, or through a third party or any other form of communication, any dollar figures, sums and/or compensation paid to the ns. if i choose to break the service agreement there is a buyout clause. since 5-27 i have had 7 caregivers, in some cases i was unable to interview, and it has left me without a caregiver combined time of approx 14 days. 2 caregivers have called to inform me that the ns did not pay them, one of which choose to quit due do difficulties with her checks. i have a few questions about this. i am dissatisfied with the service, i would like to end the service agreement without invoking the buyout clause, is there breech of service agreement on the part of the ns? the second question concerns the non-payment of the caregivers, can they file a claim on me for payment that should have been paid for by the ns? (i am current on all my payments to the ns)