KENNEDY ON EEOC ‘ENGLISH ONLY’ AMENDMENT PASSAGE
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in response to the passage of Senator Alexander’s budget amendment, #4222, which reduces the EEOC’s budget by $670,000.
“The amendment is a misguided attempt to undermine national origin discrimination cases involving English only workplace rules. In fact, its broad terms will undermine the EEOC’s ability to deal with all workplace discrimination – including cases based on race, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and age, which have nothing to do with English-only cases.”
