ProEnglish protects the right of employers to require employees to speak English


Action Urge Congress to defend English Model official English statute Donate Current Legislation State Profiles ProEnglish BLOG Sign up for Twitter Email sign up Issues Official English Bilingual Education English on the Job Citizenship and Immigration Bilingual Ballots Puerto Rican Statehood Ending E.O. 13166, the "Multilingual Mandate" Contact us: 1601 N. Kent St. Suite 1100 Arlington, VA 22209 ph: (703) 816-8821 fax: (571) 527-2813		ProEnglish protects the right of employers to require employees to speak English ProEnglish has been at the forefront of efforts to educate employers about their rights and to inform Congress and others about the EEOC's renegade efforts. On the other hand, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) presumes that English-workplace policies are discriminatory, and thus illegal under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. For over twenty years, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has aggressively targeted and punished employers who adopt English-language workplace rules. The courts have repeatedly affirmed that employers have the right to establish English language policies. But, the EEOC "disagrees" with these rulings, and continues to enforce a policy which the courts have ruled is ultra vires, or "beyond [the EEOC's] authority." The EEOC appears to have implemented a strategy of trying to gain settlements from small businesses which do not have the resources to defend themselves in court. These settlements could then be used to create a legal precedent that contradicts earlier federal-court rulings. ProEnglish helped RD's, a family-owned drive-through restaurant in rural Arizona, defend itself against E.E.O.C. charges that they discriminated against employees on the basis of national origin by implementing an English-language workplace policy. Navajo-speaking bilingual employees had been using the Navajo language to harass and demean fellow employees and customers. If you are an employer who would like to establish an English-language workplace or if you are being threatened by the E.E.O.C., contact ProEnglish to find out how we can help you assert your rights. English on the job news archive Click here for a Model Employers' English Workplace Policy.