Why is that so many companies claim to be equal opportunity employers but yet they will not hire you unless you speak a second langue (even though they do not list being bilingual as a job requirement)…is this discrimination and if so how can I report these companies…thanx guys.

And yet Spanish only speaking people are hired. Now that's Discrimination if you ask me. My daughter has been turned down for several jobs in Florida, simply because she doesn't speak spanish. It's simply just wrong! We live in America! Land of the English speaking individuals! We shouldn't have to speak a different language when our national language is ENGLISH! For those who come into this country, they should be required to speak English, and that's all there is to it.

A popular Mexican seafood chain restaurant is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.The EEOC said two former Ostioneria Michoacán #8 employees were unlawfully fired shortly after being hired.

"During the orientation, they were told they were being fired because they could not speak Spanish and their servers were required to speak Spanish," said Kathy Boutchee with the EEOC. "You can't use Spanish speaking for a requirement as a job unless there is a business necessity. A business necessity is not for the convenience of the employer."

The EEOC said that even though its a Mexican restaurant, located in a largely Hispanic area, the agency's investigation shows the majority of the restaurant's customers are not made up of only Spanish speakers. It said, therefore, speaking Spanish should not be a requirement to work at the restaurant.

The Michoacán Seafood Group's attorney said, "Michoacán is an equal-opportunity employer. The company strongly denies that it engaged in any discrimination. The two former employees in question were terminated for legitimate, business-related reasons. Michoacán will aggressively defend itself and fully expects to prevail in a court of law."

The EEOC said the two former workers are seeking back wages, punitive damages and other relief from the restaurant. http://www.click2houston.com/news/21169062/detail.html

Many jobs in the City of Los Angeles require one to speak Spanish, but, they cannot refuse you if you do not speak English?

They can refuse to hire you if you cannot speak Spanish, but, cannot refuse to hire you if you cannot speak English.

Where is the ACLU on this?

If you can't speak English, and and don't get hired, it is discrimination. But if you don't speak Spanish, and don't get hired, you can do nothing.

I wanted to apply for this job as a sample make up seller at a kiosk in a mall, they said I seemed qualified and that you don't need any experience or anything they completely train you, but she asked me if I spoke Spanish, I said no, then she wouldn't even let fill out an application. Is that legal or is that considered discrimination? It was a regular corporate store, not a spanish store or anything.

I live in El Paso TX, and everyday about 10,000 Mexican residents cross the border to work on this side. It's driven the job market to the point where you have to speak Spanish, be Mexican and/or know somebody to get a job. I can't even get a scholarship because they've all been given to Mexican residents! Is it just me, or is this illegal? And if it isn't, should it be?
To clarify: I did not intend to sound racist, and apologize if I offended anyone. We were just stationed here, and I am shocked at the way a lot of us military spouses are discriminated against especially in a city whose economy is supported by an Army base. There's less discrimination on bases in other countries! BTW, the source for my statistics is the Bureau of Transportation. If you're interested in seeing how many people cross the Mexican-US border legally, check out this link.

http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/border_crossing_entry_data/us_mexico/index.html

I applied for a job and was told they wouldn't be hiring me because I don't speak spanish. . Do I have rights as an American? Is this discrimination?