Honduras” in explaining that she had not “made friends in some
quarters” and was the object of an ouster campaign.
(Galdamez v. John Potter, Postmaster General 2004)In Indiana:
[I]n offering examples of Mr. Dercach’s communication problems,
Mr. M. explained that workers would ask Mr. Dercach what he wanted
them to do, and then simply walk away, unable to understand. Mr. M.
refused to attribute such incidents to Mr. Dercach’s accent, but
offered no other explanation. He said they just couldn’t understand
him “like normal people with normal language.”
(Dercach v. Indiana Department of Highways 1987)Florida:
After listening to the transmission described by Dispatcher M. as
jargon, ... Rodriguez claims that during [a telephone] conversation
Sgt. M. told him to “speak English like in Queens, New Jersey, not
Little Havana.” Sgt. M. testified that he could not recall ever having
talked to Rodriguez.
(Rodriguez v. City of Hialeah 1989)Washington State:
Managerial level employee LS told Xieng he was not being promoted
because he could not speak “American.”
(Xieng v. Peoples National Bank of Washington 1993)Hawai’i:
The ability to speak clearly is one of the most important skills ... we
felt the applicants selected would be better able to work in our office
because of their communication skills.
(Fragante v. Honolulu 1989)