Hiring Discrimination and the Unemployed – Maryland

Md. legislation targets employer bias against unemployed, By Eileen Ambrose, March 18, 2012, Baltimore Sun: “Many long-term unemployed have discovered an ugly truth: You need a job to get one. Jobless workers across the country have recounted tales of being written off by a prospective employer if they have been out of work for six months or more. And some job ads have explicitly stated that a candidate must be currently employed. Now Maryland has joined a growing number of states considering legislation to prevent employers from discriminating against the unemployed…”