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That file a 1099. you can't account for them anywhere. all these obsolete. nobody is hiring anymore. all those people are in the marketplace. people who filed their own taxes and income. now they are going look i don't have any more clients. everything squeezes. the only thing to cut now is actually hard w-2 cutting. we will see that in a numbers come back out. >> is that the what the fix is. get small businesses hiring again with 69,000 jobs this past go around. it seems paltry. is europe the problem? is china the problem not hiring on manufacturing front? what can be done. >> if i'm going to...

Predict what takes on emilyee. part time or 1099 or other means to bring on employee to see if i really want to invest in them and not put myself and commit myself for the regulations for a w-2 hire. >> not only is it tough to get a job. impossible to get a raise in this economy. employers are making it worse. now a new trend is asking for new hire's w 2 so they can prove what they made in their previous job. i had this happen just a couple of years ago, not here. but i was stunned by it and i said absolutely not. is this legal? and is it a growing trend? >> well, it is legal. i think this is ...

>> welcome back. you better have your w-2 ready if you are on the job hunt. employers are starting to ask for it. adam shapiro is here to explain. >> good morning. it is perplexing to a lot of people. especially in a tight job market. the story came to light after the man who will remain anonymous was up for a job at amazon.com. he got through the interview process three rounds and then finally as they were getting ready to make a job offer they said we want to see your w-2. then they used that in the job offer they made to him and low bawled him on the salary they offered. this begs the quest...

May come in with a less offer. the other situation is going on while it is not illegal it is a slippery slope for some employers. because there's information on the w-2 they are not allowed to make public. if you are in a situation where this happens you can cross out your social security number. they are not allowed and they cannot demand your social security number. you can cross that out so they won't fall into the wrong hands. other than that kind of up against it. those hire having the upper hand right now. >> thank you very much. adam shapiro. i am surprised that's legal. >> that's a tou...

Sparked outrage. we covered that. there's word that some are asking for copies of your tax returns. >> great. >> one job seeker says after making it through a three month interview process, he was asked to verify his salary with a copy of the w-2. he says he was offered the job at a lower salary than what he originally had been quoted. that ain't right! so that's quickly what's happening in the news. i want to find out who was staying busy while we were reading the news. >> gretch? >> yeah, i'm over here getting my exercise at the same time, guys. is your chair killing you? a new study suggest...