A Mackinac Center analyst says it is “harmful meddling” for legislators to introduce a bill that would ban employers from considering the current employment status of prospective job seekers, according to The Detroit News.
“Politicians are forever sticking their noses into the business of business,” Mike LaFaive, director of fiscal policy, told The News. “It’s a slippery slope toward the next onerous mandate.”
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