Plaintiff seeks to recover actual, compensatory, liquidated, and punitive damages for discrimination based upon discrimination concerning his disability. Plaintiff submits a request to the court for lost salary and benefits, future lost salary and benefits, and compensatory damages for emotional pain and suffering.
Discriminatory For Language In Palm Beach
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Linguistic discrimination (also called glottophobia, linguicism and languagism) is unfair treatment of people based upon their use of language and the characteristics of their speech, such as their first language, their accent, the perceived size of their vocabulary (whether or not the speaker uses complex and varied ...
Although the law in this area is still developing, many courts and governmental agencies consider language discrimination to be a form of discrimination on the basis of race or national origin, which are prohibited by well- established civil rights laws such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a ...
Bottom line, if your candidate cannot follow instructions in English then they are a liability. You can legally decline to hire any candidate if they do not posses the proper skills in any language that is commonly used in the workplace you're located. Whether it's english, french, german, japanese, doesn't matter.
Palm Beach County School District is the tenth largest in the nation and the fifth largest in the State of Florida serving more than 189,000 students (this number includes students that attend non-District operated Charter Schools) who speak 150 languages and dialects.