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15Aug

Is It Illegal To Consider A Foreign Accent When Evaluating Candidates For a Customer-Service Job?

Cozen O'Connor | | Return|
Yes, unless the candidate’s language skills would clearly interfere with their ability to do the job. Amidst all of the current controversy concerning immigration in the United States, the experience of immigrants in the workplace is also receiving...
By: Cozen O'Connor
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/is-it-illegal-to-consider-a-foreign-60835/

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