Your latest efforts to add someone to your crew have failed, and you’re still shorthanded at a time when the work keeps rolling in. After too many 12-hour days trying to make up the difference, a gentleman with a thick foreign accent approaches you looking for work. You want to hire him on the spot. But, you have to jump through some bureaucratic hoops before you can complete this new hire. You find yourself between the proverbial rock and a hard place, wanting to get this new person to work as soon as possible, but needing to be mindful of the legal requirements that go with being an employer. Protecting Us from Ourselves Congress, in its infinite