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Language Discrimination: What Employers Should Know*

Discrimination is unequal or different treatment of a person or group of people based on differences such as race, religion, ethnic origin, or disability. Discrimination can also be on the basis of language. Language discrimination in the workplace can occur if an employee has been passed over for a promotion because of his language skills or if the workplace has a policy that requires employees to speak only English while at work.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityMay 21, 2019Language discimination, Workplace Language Policy, Inclusive behavior, Workplace culture, Inclusive Working Environment, Discrimination, diversity management, Diversity & Inclusion

How to Deal with Spanish Language Discrimination in the Workplace*

Americans have a difficult time navigating any language other than American-English. Just hearing different languages fills many Americans with anxiety and dread. Some of the more self-conscious even suffer a spot of embarrassment that they only know one language.

Diversity ManagementEmploy DiversityFebruary 20, 2019Language Policy, Language discimination, diversity management, diversity, Inclusive Working Environment, Inclusive behavior, Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Spanish Language Discrimination