The New York City Council has adopted the
nation's most far-reaching measure to protect out-of-work job applicants from
discrimination, allowing job-seekers to sue if they believe they have been
rejected because of their current unemployed status. City Council members
overrode a mayoral veto to pass the measure that bans unemployment discrimination.
The new law will take effect in three months. To read the full text of the
legislation,
click here.