Labor/Employment
Nov. 2, 2012
Language policy spawns huge payout
Some employers continue to insist on strict English-only policies based on generalized notions of business necessity that are not narrowly tailored as required by law. By Stewart Kwoh of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center
California's workforce is growing more ethnically diverse by the day. The fastest growing ethnic groups - Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI), and Latinos - include significant numbers who are bilingual or speak English with varying degrees of proficiency. Despite these trends, some California employers continue to insist on strict English-only policies at the workplace based on generalized notions of business necess...
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