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<h1 class="entry-title">Local Albertsons sued over no-Spanish policy</h1>
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<span class="gmail-posted-time">Posted 3:15 PM, May 3, 2018, by <a href="http://fox5sandiego.com/author/city-news-service/" title="Posts by City News Service" class="gmail-author gmail-url gmail-fn" rel="author">City News Service</a>, </span><span class="gmail-updated-time">Updated at 04:04PM, May 3, 2018</span> </div>
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<p>SAN DIEGO — An Albertsons in San Diego is accused of subjecting
Hispanic employees to harassment and a hostile work environment by
implementing a no-Spanish policy, in a new lawsuit filed by the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Thursday.</p>
<p>According to the lawsuit, beginning in late 2012, an Albertsons store
on Lake Murray Boulevard prohibited employees from speaking Spanish
around non- Spanish speakers, including when they spoke to
Spanish-speaking customers and during breaks.</p>
<p>The EEOC alleges that Albertsons managers publicly reprimanded
Hispanic employees caught speaking Spanish. The EEOC also contends that
no corrective action was taken, despite numerous employee complaints,
forcing employees to transfer to other stores.</p>
<p>“Employers have to be aware of the consequences of certain language
policies,” said Anna Park, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Los Angeles
District Office, which includes San Diego County in its jurisdiction.
“Targeting a particular language for censorship is often synonymous with
targeting a particular national origin, which is both illegal and
highly destructive to workplace morale and productivity.”</p>
<p>According to the company’s website, the Albertsons chain is one of
the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, employing
about 280,000 people across 35 states. Albertsons operates under 19
well-known banners, including Albertsons, Vons, Safeway and Pavilions,
and reaches more than 2,300 communities.</p></div></article></div></div></div></div>
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