Labor/Employment
May 24, 2018
When #metoo is #yotambién: Protecting Non-Native English Speakers in the Workplace
In the wake of #MeToo, as employers are striving to reform their harassment policies, they should bear in mind that harassment incidents increase dramatically for employees who don’t speak English as a first language.
Beth A. Schroeder
Partner
Raines Feldman LLP
Email: bschroeder@raineslaw.com
Beth is the chair of the firm's Labor & Employment group and the co-founder of kendr.
In the wake of #MeToo, employers are striving to reform their harassment training, policies and reporting systems. This is crucial, given the statistically low incidence of reporting, but employers also should bear in mind that harassment incidents increase dramatically for employees who are both women and racial minorities.
It's worse for those who don't speak English as a first language; in a 2013 study by the Equal Employment Oppo...
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