Part 1 of 3
Workplace Language and Accent Discrimination Issues
Part 1 of 3 part webinar series: Language Access in the Justice System
Description:
The ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities and the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas present part 1 of our 3-part webinar series exploring language and other barriers to members of the Hispanic Community in employment and the justice system. Lawyers from Academia, the EEOC, and private practice will:
- Provide an update on English-only rules/speak only English/level of English “proficiency”.
- Discuss other forms of linguistic discrimination/racism accent, appearance, skin color, “perceived as”, etc.)
- Explore language discrimination in jury selection.
- Explore language discrimination in jury selection.
- Examine additional ways discrimination is visited on the Latinx/Hispanic people in the US.
- Describe how each presenter see these issues from their unique vantage points (academia, EEOC, private practice) as well as personally.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM WAS FOR CLE CREDIT FOR TEXAS ATTORNEYS ONLY.
Speakers Include:
Full Series Information:
- Part 1:
Workplace Language and Accent Discrimination Issues
Presented 10/6/22 - Part 2:
Language Access to Justice
Presented 11/3/22
Visit program page. - Part 3:
Helping Lawyers with Clients, Witnesses, and Others Whose Primary or Exclusive Language is Spanish
Date TBD
Part 2 | From Language Access to Language Justice – Fostering Equity for Latinos in the Justice System
- Visit program page.
Presented 11/15/22
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