S 2453
110th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in employment
English language
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Protecting English in the Workplace Act
Introduced: December 12, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting English in the Workplace Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other equal employment opportunity provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee to speak, or an applicant for employment to agree to speak, English while engaged in work. Prohibits considering an individual to be engaged in work during a bona fide meal period, rest period, or any other break during which the individual is not required to perform any duties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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