What's more patriotic than putting a war veteran back to work back home in America? Governors like Rick Snyder and President Barack Obama have made rehiring veterans a key policy priority. Yet some employers are pushing back against what they say are new and costly job set-aside provisions for veterans.
As Vets Find Jobs, Contractors Fight Hiring Preferences
Rick Haglund | Bridge Magazine, Kalamazoo Gazette
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 11:06am
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