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Proposed law aims to protect janitors

By Janette Neuwahl
Globe Correspondent / January 7, 2005

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Margarita Restrepo's husband lost his job as a janitor when the business where he worked changed hands and decided it wanted a different company to vacuum the floors and empty the trash. With just one hour's warning, he lost his job, his health insurance, and was left without any job prospects. (Full article: 470 words)

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