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Richard Blumenthal: “It would bar employers and agencies from refusing to consider or hire qualified individuals simply because they are…”

On the recordMay 14, 2012
It would bar employers and agencies from refusing to consider or hire qualified individuals simply because they are unemployed.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal's bill aims to prevent discrimination against unemployed individuals.

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