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This Schlossberg idiot has been catching hell ever since. His law practice got bombarded on Yelp. He’s been dodging cameras and interviews since it happened. His firm gave $500 to Trump.
I wish someone had came over and sucker punched him right in the jaw as he was yammering. Effin punk. Typical Trumper.
Then you would be violating federal law. The EEOC has clearly articulated the law’s position on English-only rules in the workplace: they are strictly prohibited except in very tailored circumstances. This issue has been litigated and settled by the judiciary many times over. I suggest you consult with legal counsel immediately if this is in fact your current practice.
Circumstances in which an English-only rule may be justified include: communications with customers or coworkers who only speak English; emergencies or other situations in which workers must speak a common language to promote safety; cooperative work assignments in which the English-only rule is needed to promote efficiency.
Then your scope of knowledge must be highly limited. The vast majority of businesses in the US cannot lawfully adopt a speak English only rule for all its employees, and when they meet the exception they can only do so for very specific tasks. Like I said, you would be violating federal law if you “required your employees to speak English only unless it was for the benefit of the customers.”
All the more reason to keep speaking Spanish (or whatever language you speak) in public. My family came here in 1638, but that's not enough to rest on my laurels and be uncompetitive in the global marketplace by only speaking one language. And you've got to practice! Come at me.
Is Spanish more useful than English when it comes to competing in the global marketplace?
It just seems to me that all this is escalating towards SPANISH speaking people and their culture. Trump and all of his anti-immigrant, illegal or not behind the message, border wall, ICE, is causing this towards one particular group. When have we ever heard of someone going into a rage over Chinese being spoken in a take out restaurant, or a Play entitled Mamma Mia, or my Big Fat Greek Wedding?
It seems the only language and culture not "allowed" today is the Hispanic one. BTW, this crazy attorney is JEWISH. He of all people should know better.
Then your scope of knowledge must be highly limited. The vast majority of businesses in the US cannot lawfully adopt a speak English only rule for all its employees, and when they meet the exception they can only do so for very specific tasks. Like I said, you would be violating federal law if you “required your employees to speak English only unless it was for the benefit of the customers.”
People get fired all the time for all kinds of things.
It just seems to me that all this is escalating towards SPANISH speaking people and their culture. Trump and all of his anti-immigrant, illegal or not behind the message, border wall, ICE, is causing this towards one particular group. When have we ever heard of someone going into a rage over Chinese being spoken in a take out restaurant, or a Play entitled Mamma Mia, or my Big Fat Greek Wedding?
It seems the only language and culture not "allowed" today is the Hispanic one. BTW, this crazy attorney is JEWISH. He of all people should know better.
What? Mama Mia (the movie anyway) was entirely English; so was my Big Fat Greek Wedding. As far as Chinese take-out, the person taking my order and handling my cash has always spoken English. It would be silly of them to put a non-English speaker at the register or waiting tables if the neighborhood is majority English-speaking.
As far as Chinese take-out, the person taking my order and handling my cash has always spoken English. It would be silly of them to put a non-English speaker at the register or waiting tables if the neighborhood is majority English-speaking.
Really? Most of the take out places I've been to, the cashier barely speaks English. Or they have a young child who looks to be about 10 taking people's orders.
But this guy's problem isn't just with Spanish speakers, its with anyone who looks foreign. There's videos of him ranting at Eastern Europeans, Orthodox Jews, and an American that he mistakes for Middle Eastern.
Which is odd considering this dude, who is fluent in Spanish, looks pretty foreign himself. Seems to be some self hate going on here.
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