• Bad idea keeps spreading: “Philadelphia to Prohibit Asking Job Applicants About Their Prior Wage History” [Ford Harrison] Bill introduced in Maryland legislature [Danielle Gaines, Frederick News-Post on HB 398]
• “New York (State and City) Imposes New Rules for Freelancers, State Contracts” [Daniel Schwartz]
• On the minimum wage, lame reporting and motivated reasoning make war on Econ 101 [David Boaz and Ryan Bourne, Cato]
• In final Obama days, EEOC finalizes rules toughening affirmative action requirements for federal agency employers regarding workers with disabilities [Joe Seiner, Workplace Prof]
• Study: Indictments of union officials correlate with close election outcomes [Mitch Downey via Tyler Cowen]
• “Ohio again tries to restore sanity to its bonkers employment discrimination law” [Jon Hyman]

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