Is my employer required to speak spanish if they have an employee who only speaks spanish?
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Is my employer required to speak spanish if they have an employee who only speaks spanish?
Other spanish speaking supervisors are
present, but not in the same area of the
building
Asked on April 19, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, it is not. Failing to speak the same language as an employee is not legally required. Further, this does not constitute a form of actionable discrimination. Failing to hire a worker due to their ethnicity would be illegal but that is not the case here.
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