Bloomberg Law quoted GEL President, Gary M. Gilbert, regarding President Trump’s latest executive order calling for English proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers.
Specifically, Mr. Gilbert shared the following thoughts with Bloomberg Law:
The executive order is, in some ways, a much ado about nothing,” said Gary M. Gilbert, principal of Gilbert Employment Law PC.
Gilbert, a former EEOC law judge, said the latest EO will likely discourage employers from hiring non-native English speakers.
“Nothing has changed in the law,” said Gilbert. Making certain workplace decisions based on a worker’s “accent or the language they speak can be evidence of intent to discriminate.”
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