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Discrimination Against the Jobless Mounts

More and more job ads are including wording along the lines of "must be currently employed or recently employed," as discrimination against people out of a job for a long period of time continues to increase.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces U.S. laws prohibiting employment discrimination, held a public meeting on February 16 to discuss discrimination against the jobless. It's a question that some politicians and members of the media don't seem to take seriously, deriding the jobless as lazy or unqualified even though there are 4.7 laid-off workers for every job opening. Click here to read more.
 
 



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