However, if the ability to speak Spanish was determined to be an important, job-related task in the job analysis (for example, the job incumbent will need to be able to address customer concerns in both English and Spanish), then yes, it is fine to ask whether the applicant is fluent in Spanish.
The ability to speak a foreign language is a legitimate job skill, and it's perfectly lawful to screen applicants on the basis of whether they possess such skill. You just want to make it clear that you are not hiring on the basis of ethnicity and ANYONE who speaks Spanish and English will be considered.
No, the vast majority of US jobs do not require workers to be fluently bilingual.
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The EEOC will allow an employer to require fluency in a specific language when it is required for the “effective performance of the position for which it is imposed.” For example, a company that has many customers who only speak Spanish can legally require the employees who interact with these customers to speak ...
Many courts and governmental agencies consider language discrimination to be a kind of discrimination on the basis of national origin, which is prohibited by federal and California law.
Children as young as 14 years old can work in Massachusetts, but 14- and 15-year-olds have a long list of rules when it comes to working in restaurants. Kids under 16 can't cook on anything other than a grill (with no open flame). They can't operate fryers, rotisseries, or food slicers.
With very limited exceptions, minors under the age of 14 may not work. All minors under the age of 18 must complete an employment permit application and get their permit before starting a new job. You can download Youth employment permit application and Youth Employment Permit Process.
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