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The New Civil Rights: The “Currently Employed” Requirement, Disparate Impact, And New Legislation To Protect Unemployed Workers And Job-Seekers, Jennifer Ryan
Jennifer Ryan
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The New Civil Rights: The “Currently Employed” Requirement, Disparate Impact, and New Legislation to Protect Unemployed Workers and Job-Seekers
By Jennifer Jolly-Ryan
Countless people struggle to find a job in a competitive job market, despite good qualifications. Although the news media reports that job numbers are improving, the problems of unemployment particularly loom for people of color, older workers, and people with disabilities. They are often unemployed longer than other workers and job-seekers and suffer the disparate impact of job ads that require “current employment” as a prerequisite to getting hired. The harsh reality is that the longer a …
The New Civil Rights: The "Currently Employed" Requirement, Disparate Impact, And New Legislation To Protect Unemployed Workers And Job-Seekers, Jennifer Ryan
Jennifer Ryan
The New Civil Rights: The “Currently Employed” Requirement, Disparate Impact, and New Legislation to Protect Unemployed Workers and Job-Seekers
By Jennifer Jolly-Ryan
Countless people struggle to find a job in a competitive job market, despite good qualifications. Although the news media reports that job numbers are improving, the problems of unemployment particularly loom for people of color, older workers, and people with disabilities. They are often unemployed longer than other workers and job-seekers and suffer the disparate impact of job ads that require “current employment” as a prerequisite to getting hired. The harsh reality is that the longer a job-seeker …