Wisconsin Plastics from Green Bay, Wis. is being sued by the Obama admin for firing workers who couldn’t speak English, stating “those skills were not needed to perform their jobs.”
The Obama admin also states that forcing people to speak English in the United States violates their civil rights, according to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Here’s the twisted explanation from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces the nation’s workplace discrimination laws; the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on national origin, which includes the linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. Therefore, according to this reasoning, foreigners have the right to speak their native language even during work hours at an American company that requires English.
Requirements of English fluency and so-called English only rules are often implemented to make what is really discrimination appear acceptable, says the government attorney handling this case. “But superficial appearances are not fooling anyone,” he assures. “When speaking English fluently is not, in fact, required for the safe and effective performance of a job, nor for the successful operation of the employer’s business, requiring employees to be fluent in English usually constitutes employment discrimination on the basis of national origin — and thus violates federal law.”
Under President Obama the EEOC has taken a number of unprecedented actions to protect foreigners in the workplace, including illegal immigrants. In 2009 the agency issued a controversial order making a workplace English rule illegal. The directive came after the EEOC bullied a national healthcare firm to pay nearly half a million dollars to settle a discrimination lawsuit in which the government alleged that Hispanic workers were punished for speaking Spanish.
Source: judicialwatch.org
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IS THIS AMERICA? IS ENGLISH THE MAIN LANGUAGE ?
Don’t you think that there is more going on in our country, than sticking their nasty noses in American companies business. Also where does this money go when they win the law suits? Think that the IRS needs to audit Obama and Eric Holder because they have networks worth millions of dollars. Obama was worth 1.2 million when he took over our office in 2009, now he is worth 12-14 million dollars and lets don’t forget get Hillary Clinton where did the SIX BILLION YES BILLION dollars go that the state department is missing? All these questions and no answers. DC needs a good cleaning out. Starting with The White House and The Justice Department.
Stupid bull$#%&!@*!Warning keep your employee level under 20 and screw Obama.
Its really bad when you go to a doctor and can’t understand what they are saying. Also telemarketers ,We’re suppose to speak Spanish Ha Ha. Speak English or go back where you come from. I demand an English speaking person or I’m not talking.
how in hell isomeone suppose to do their job if they can not speak the language
I don’t give a $#%&!@* if English isn’t officially our official language on paper. ENGLISH MOTHER$#%&!@*ERS, WE SPEAK IT! If you don’t like it, then get the $#%&!@* out! You don’t come here and demand we learn your language! That’s not the way it works! If an English speaking person was to move to another country that speaks another language, I would expect them to speak the native tongue despite wether or not it’s the “official” language. Also, if that company doesn’t receive federal funds, Obama is wasting his time. He will be laughed right out of court.
feds are the problem …extortion on barry cant care and over and over they all have to go
The Revolution is coming; they are asking for it and they are going to get it. I will rejoice when Obama is dead.
no comprendaeh on application !
What a bunch of hogwash