Language requirements tricky area for employers

Q. My company recently instituted a policy requiring all new hires to read and speak English. Can the company also insist that bilingual employees speak only English at work? Those of us who aren’t bilingual become frustrated because we have so many co-workers who use Spanish on the job and we have no idea what they are saying. Management says it can’t insist on English only. I just think it is horribly rude for them to speak Spanish among us. And I think the company should put a stop to it. If the company won’t do anything, do we have any recourse?”*

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