California Laws will now prohibit businesses with language discrimination

Last year a proposal has been made by the Ladies Professional Golf Association to ban the golfers who aren’t proficient with English. The state senate has finally reacted to this alarming proposal by prohibiting businesses in California from discriminating against customers, including refusal of service, based on the language they use.

This proposed law has sparked debates throughout the state and of course many are definitely inviting this. Yee – the senator has his own experiences with language discrimination.

Yee proposed the law after the Ladies Professional Golf Assn. last year proposed, and then backed down from, a policy that would have suspended golfers who do not speak adequate English. The policy was based on the premise that language fluency in speeches and media interviews was critical to the sport's promotion.

Yee explained that this would have been grown as a major issue if left unnoticed. He also explained that these kinds of proposals discriminating a certain group will not be appreciated at any cause. He also added that the golfing controversy raised a broader issue of how businesses operate in California and required changes to state civil rights laws that already protect customers from discrimination based on race, gender and disability.

This law will definitely be a welcome note for all the immigrants and students who are residing in California.