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Federal Gov’t Sues Wisconsin Company, Says English-Language Requirement is 'Discrimination'
CNS News ^ | July 2, 2014 | Brittany M. Hughes

Posted on 07/02/2014 3:49:02 PM PDT by Ben Mugged

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency tasked with enforcing workplace discrimination laws, is suing a private American business for firing a group of Hispanic and Asian employees over their inability to speak English at work, claiming that the English-language requirement in a U.S. business constitutes “discrimination.”

Judicial Watch reported Tuesday that the government is accusing Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on “national origin.” The government argues this includes the “linguistic characteristics of a national origin group.”

Irene Garcia, the blog editor and Spanish media liaison for Judicial Watch, called the EEOC’s accusation “ludicrous.”

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: english; language
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Soon every company doing business in the USA will have to provide an interpreter for employees. Our culture is being undermined. Borders, language, culture......
1 posted on 07/02/2014 3:49:02 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
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To: Ben Mugged

This is absolute Horse **** !!


2 posted on 07/02/2014 3:50:01 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men d)
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To: Ben Mugged

Divide the united...

Replace the American middle class....

Been coming for 30+ years


3 posted on 07/02/2014 3:51:07 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Ben Mugged

If true, then why are any of us bothering to follow laws written in English? In other words, do our laws which are written in English only apply to those who speak it?


4 posted on 07/02/2014 3:52:18 PM PDT by masadaman
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To: Ben Mugged

Why did they hire them ?

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5 posted on 07/02/2014 3:54:29 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Ben Mugged

They also discriminate against people who don’t show up for work on time, that steal company property, sleep on the job and make threats against others. Let’s face it employers are just a bunch of discriminators.


6 posted on 07/02/2014 3:55:56 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Obama - The Scandal a Week President.)
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To: Ben Mugged

Gauchos deben aprender a utilizar el traductor de google.


7 posted on 07/02/2014 3:55:57 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Ben Mugged

Soon, it will be discrimination not to hire a dead person.


8 posted on 07/02/2014 3:56:45 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: Ben Mugged

That close to Canada the second language they should have to worry about is French.

CC


9 posted on 07/02/2014 4:00:42 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Ben Mugged

The Fed’s should lose this easily.

No Defense Contractor has any such accomodation.


10 posted on 07/02/2014 4:03:00 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: Ben Mugged

It all gets back to buying leftist votes. Plain and simple. At the cost of the rights of REAL American citizens.


11 posted on 07/02/2014 4:03:30 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: AlexW

Why not? they can already vote! (democrat at least).

CC


12 posted on 07/02/2014 4:03:50 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Ben Mugged

There are a lot of companies that will not hire you unless you speak Spanish. Is that discrimination based on National Origin?

This is insanity.


13 posted on 07/02/2014 4:03:52 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: Ben Mugged

When the government tells businesses how to operate, isn’t it fascism?


14 posted on 07/02/2014 4:04:44 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Ben Mugged

Just saw this discussed on Fox Business w/ Gerri Willis.
Two lib, NYC lawyers saying the company was discriminating because these workers jobs didn’t involve speaking English.
English is becoming the common language world-wide and to do well in international and national arenas, you must know English. Case closed.
We need to declare English as our national language, no “oprima dos” and stop keeping these people stuck in the barrio.


15 posted on 07/02/2014 4:04:56 PM PDT by matginzac
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To: Ben Mugged

Another action by bo to implement caos


16 posted on 07/02/2014 4:07:09 PM PDT by Selene
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To: Ben Mugged

Years ago, I had a boss who said,

“If you get paid in dollars, speak English”.

“If you get paid in pesos, you can speak Spanish.”

Time for that to make a comeback in the workforce.


17 posted on 07/02/2014 4:14:02 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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The company that employs me has a factory in Mexico, they fired an engineer who refused to learn to speak English.

The owners are a Mexican family.

18 posted on 07/02/2014 4:15:18 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparisons)
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To: Ben Mugged

No they will not.

They will just have to fire the English-only crowd...

Welcome to the United States of Obama...


19 posted on 07/02/2014 4:16:45 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: AlexW

I expect to do some of my best work then...:)


20 posted on 07/02/2014 4:18:12 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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