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Ewing manufacturing company fined for help-wanted ad that excluded jobless

Written by Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger Sunday, 13 November 2011 23:00

unemployed need not apply EWING — A Ewing-based manufacturer of ultrasonic cleaning equipment is the first company in the nation to be fined for a help-wanted ad with the phrase "Must be currently employed."

In New Jersey, it’s illegal to publish hiring notices that exclude the jobless from applying. It’s the only state in the nation with such a law.

Labor advocate Judy Conti of the National Employment Law Project says the ban is an important statement on behalf of the long-term jobless.

"This should resonate on a national level," says Conti. "New Jersey was the first state to get out there with a strong public policy statement about discrimination against the unemployed. Employers should know that the public finds this behavior abhorrent and will call it out when it happens."

With the unemployment rate wedged at 9 percent, bias against the jobless is a growing concern. The Garden State ad ban was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie in the spring and went into effect June 1.

Washington is taking a cue from Trenton. President Obama’s American Jobs Act contains provisions to prevent recruiters from screening out unemployed applicants.

By Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger

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