1- As an employee, discuss your thoughts about the items withheld from your paycheck. Are these with holdings beneficial to the employee. Why and/or why not?

2- You may discuss your knowledge and experience with getting paid "under the table". What are the advantages and disadvantages to this?

3- Many employers would rather classify an employee as a subcontractor to avoid the payroll expenses of worker's compensation insurance, unemployment taxes etc...If you have any knowledge about this or about the "20 Common law factors" of being classified as an "employee vs a subcontractor" you may discuss that topic here!

Additional resources that you may find helpful for this discussion:

Independent Contractor(Self Employed) or Employee?(Links to an external site.)

How do I file taxes if I am paid "under the table"?