I think his point was that those costs get passed on to the customer. Well, if the business wants to or can stay open...
Nope. The employer expects a value return on his dollar. If an employee’s gross is $30,000, but the actual cost of an employee is $60,000, an employer expects $60,000 in return value. That means every mandated labor cost is eventually paid by the employee himself, or he isn’t worth keeping.