Benefits Think News You Can Use: Discrimination suit over English ability can proceed

Published August 4, 2008 8:39 AM EDT Updated August 4, 2008 8:43 AM EDT 1 Min Read

Whoo boy! That sound you just heard was a new can of worms being opened on the employer liability front, as a D.C. appellate court has ruled that a worker who was fired for not speaking English well enough can pursue a discrimination lawsuit. This is one for employers to watch, as such issues likely are to persist as workforce demographics continue to diversify.

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