English Only Rule

My midsized company wants to implement an English-Only Rule. This arose from an employee sexually harassing another employee in Spanish and the supervisor was only made aware of it later. Is this grounds to make a policy? Please advise.

1 answer  |  asked Nov 14, 2001 2:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

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Aaron Maduff
English Only Rules are Discrminatory

The qestion is not whether there are grounds for it, but whether it is a discriminatory rule. The answer is that it is discriminatory. A rule which prevents the use of a foreign language in the workplace is violative of the National Origin provisions of Title VII because it discriminates against the nationality whose language has been banned. I would contact an attorney or go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Aaron Maduff

posted by Aaron Maduff  |  Nov 14, 2001 8:05 PM [EST]

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