I think employers and companies are unwise to restrict their pool of applicants merely because they are unemployed. It happens and I bet there is not one personnel manager who can give a lucid reason why the policy exists, Having said that, the government has no business layering on another anti discrimination regulation against such a hiring practice. Companies should be free to make “unwise” decisions free of government interference.
if you are employed:
you have not sued your boss.
you have not tried to unionize.
you don’t complain to annoyance.
you are not too old so they look for excuses to fire you.
you are probably part of a quota group...