Plaintiff seeks to recover actual, compensatory, liquidated, and punitive damages for discrimination based upon discrimination concerning his disability. Plaintiff submits a request to the court for lost salary and benefits, future lost salary and benefits, and compensatory damages for emotional pain and suffering.
Discriminatory For Language In Houston
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For example, using male-coded words like “dominant” or “competitive” can deter female candidates. Phrases like “young and energetic” can discourage older workers from applying.
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Linguistic discrimination (also called glottophobia, linguicism and languagism) is unfair treatment of people based upon their use of language and the characteristics of their speech, such as their first language, their accent, the perceived size of their vocabulary (whether or not the speaker uses complex and varied ...
Direct evidence of discrimination is usually found where an employer admits to the employee or someone else, verbally or in writing, that their intent or motive is to take an Adverse Employment Action (described above) against an employee because the employee is a member of a Protected Class.
It can also involve a person's ability or inability to use one language instead of another. Because language discrimination is a form of national origin discrimination, the same body of law prohibits it.
In Harris County, the county that includes Houston, 2.2 million residents speak only English at home. But in the same county, 1.4 million residents speak a language other than English at home. This reflects the incredible diversity of Harris County, which is home to people from all over the world.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Houston, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (22%), White (Hispanic) (17.2%), Other (Hispanic) (13.9%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (12.6%).
More than 140 languages are spoken in the Houston area Other than English, the most commonly spoken language across Houston's three-county region is Spanish.
For example, using male-coded words like “dominant” or “competitive” can deter female candidates. Phrases like “young and energetic” can discourage older workers from applying.
Table Population Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) 44.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 23.6%57 more rows