‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row

Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity ...

Make America speak English only? History shows it's never spoken just one language.

The Handbook of Texas keeps a lot of secrets in plain sight. It tells us extraordinary stories about immigrants. Germans, for ...
Law

When Is a Speak-English-Only Rule Proper in the Workplace?

As America's population continues to change and grow, employees commonly speak languages other than English. This situation can generate a host of issues in the workplace -- chief among them ...
Los Angeles Times

Employee asked for a pen in Spanish. The school then issued an English-only policy

A Fontana preschool that implemented an English-only policy for its employees agreed to a $200,000 settlement with California after a teacher’s aide claimed management retaliated against her for ...
HR Dive

Trump declared English the official language. Can employers do the same?

David T. Harmon and Mariya Gonor are co-chairs of the Executive Compensation and Employment Strategies Group at Norris McLaughlin P.A. On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...