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Catherina Gioino

Washington state wants to keep employers from microchipping workers, before anyone even gets the idea

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It may not be a problem just yet, but this Washington state lawmaker is making sure your boss can’t make you get a microchip—unless, of course, you want to.

After reading about how Wisconsin became the first state in the country to pass a similar law in 2006, Washington Rep. Brianna Thomas introduced a bill last month to prevent any future employer from requiring its workers to get ‘chipped for the job.

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