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Labor/Employment

Nov. 11, 2010

Complaints About English-Only Workplace Policies Are on the Rise

A discrimination lawsuit brewing against a California hospital is highlighting a growing problem for employers and employees: what to do when charges of anti-immigrant sentiment seep into an ever-diversifying workforce.


By Catherine Ho


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A discrimination lawsuit brewing against a central California hospital is highlighting a growing problem for employers and employees: what to do when charges of anti-immigrant sentiment seep into an ever diversifying workforce.


The lawsuit against Delano Regional Medical Center centers on language in the workplace. It was brought on behalf of 34 Filipino nurses and nursing assistants who say they were...

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