The businesses being accused of this ought to send audited before-and-after accounts to the gummit... while normally it shouldn’t be their business short of a legally required IRS audit, in this case Uncle Sam ought to be forced to read what to most others is obvious.
You know, I can explain it so that elementary students understand it just fine... even including supply and demand and the point of diminishing returns. But liberals? I'd rather just beat my head against a brick wall - it's easier and less painful.
When you send in W-2’s in January each year, the reduction in those numbers will give the Feds the real numbers.
Some state quarterly reports ask how many employees there were each month. It will show up there, also.