
If you believe the statistics, 60-70
percent of the people employed at our nation’s nurseries are illegal aliens. The
public hears this and thinks we’re all just after cheap labor.
In truth, the vast majority of
nursery operators pay wages well above minimum wage. We just need people willing
to do the temporary, physical work inherent to our business.
And the vast majority of us
follow legal hiring protocols to the letter. It’s not until we receive Social
Security mismatch letters that we’re aware there’s an issue.
This month we’ll see what
happens when the Greenes get a mismatch letter for the company’s
longest-standing and most trusted employee. What would you do in this situation?
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