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Old 11-11-2024, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
As I understand it, the Florida minimum wage is $13 per hour plus the FICA taxes of about 7 percent, so a migrant worker makes about $30K per year. Also, the employer must offer affordable health insurance for the worker as per the ACA law. Are you suggesting that employers are not compling with these requirements?
I am suggesting that employers are not paying the TRUE COSTS to society. There are additional social and government costs when adding more legal and illegal workers that the EMPLOYERS do NOT pay.