June 6th, 2010 
James PetersYesterday I came across an article about an “English-only” law Tennessee passed just last week. My first reaction was similar to when I first heard of the Arizona immigration law, which is that it clearly violates federal law, will be struck down by the courts in short order, and is really nothing more than a political ploy to seem tough on immigration policy.
Most past legislation along… Continue reading
November 17th, 2008 James PetersThis is our second post in a series on employees’ rights when they get laid-off from work. In our last post, I pointed out that even though an employee may have been “laid-off” with several other employees, that does not necessarily mean they were not wrongfully terminated in being chosen for layoff. This post deals with the situation where a large group may be “singled out”… Continue reading
January 17th, 2008 James PetersIn this third and final installment in our series on Ron Paul’s comments about employee rights in his book Freedom Under Siege, we examine his views on civil rights legislation in general, which can be found in several sections of his book, but is best summed up with the following quote found on page 39:
“[P]eople have the right to discriminate…in choosing…an employee…. Civil rights legislation of… Continue reading
November 20th, 2007 James PetersAccording to an article in today’s Los Angeles Times, Congressional Republicans are pushing to amend federal anti-discrimination laws to do away with the provision that prohibits employers from requiring employees to only speak English at work.
Currently, under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act such an “English-only” policy is considered national origin discrimination. There is a “business necessity” exception to this rule where speaking English is necessary to… Continue reading
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