Under President Obama’s jobs bill, job seekers can sue employers for being turned away from jobs solely on the basis of their unemployment status.
long-term unemployment

‘Unemployed need not apply’
A New Jersey law highlights yet another reality for the long-term unemployed: hiring biases against unemployed candidates.

Prospects remain grim for the long-term unemployed
Too young to retire, but too old to be hired. As Congress fails to pass a new unemployment benefits extension, some unemployed wonder, what now?







