Monday, May 06, 2002

If a job requires one to speak a foreign language in order to interface with foreigners in order to conduct business, certainly a new hire could be required to speak that particular foreign language, but to be fired from a job of 16 years because a new requirement to speak a foreign language is evidence of gross discrimination. . . .

While it is to be hoped that a government employee would, if possible, assist by speaking a foreign language or other methodology to improve communication, unless specifically hired on that basis, should certainly not be ousted from her/his job because of inability to speak a foreign language.