Thread: Filipino nurses win discrimination suit against U.S. hospita

Filipino nurses win discrimination suit against U.S. hospital

In their suit, the four accused the hospital management of singling them out when staff of other nationalities were not disciplined for speaking their own language.

The United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) has ordered a Baltimore hospital to settle with four Filipino nurses whom it fired for speaking their native language.

In its decision, the EEOC said Bon Secours Hospital’s application of a rule requiring staff to speak only in English unlawfully discriminated against Corina Capunitan Yap, Anna Rowena Rosales, Hachelle Natano, and Jazziel Granada.

In their suit, the four accused the hospital management of singling them out when staff of other nationalities were not disciplined for speaking their own language. The Filipino nurses also argued that they spoke Tagalog only during breaks and not when on duty or in front of patients.

They also accused the hospital of dismissing them because of their nationality.

Filipino nurses organizations in the U.S. hailed the verdict as benefiting other immigrant workers in the country.

Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles ... z1ViGaJBW2

This EEOC ruling is an interesting one.

I wonder what the 'other' nationalities that did not speak in English were, and how much the settlement was.

The EEOC is a dangerous political weapon.

The EEOC is not a court of law, only a federal agency with administrative judges.

Speaking the wrong language is not covered under discrimination or the responsibilities of the EEOC:

"The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information."

So, what "federal law" makes it discrimination to require a person to speak English? The EEOC has not been given that ability by congress.

Dixie