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TexasBushwhacker

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9. I worked for a landscaping company

Reply to popsdenver (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:55 AM

11 hrs ago

All of our employees were legal, on paper. They had a driver's license and what appeared to be a valid Social Security Card. I offered to run everyone through E Verify and they told me "it's not required". So everyone got regular paychecks with Social Security, Medicare and federal income tax withheld.

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