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Daniel Moynihan: “There ought to be a rule. There are rules but they ought to be followed for purposes of enforcement of the law and not…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1994
There ought to be a rule. There are rules but they ought to be followed for purposes of enforcement of the law and not harassment of individual employers.
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Daniel Moynihan
New York

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Discussing the enforcement of laws and their impact on employers.

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