Unemployment compensation; employee's inability to speak English at workplace is misconduct. (SB339)

Introduced By

Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Unemployment compensation; not speaking English is misconduct. Provides that an employee's inability or refusal to speak English at the workplace, in violation of a known policy of the employer, constitutes misconduct. An individual who is found by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to have been discharged for misconduct connected with his work is disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. The VEC may consider evidence of mitigating circumstances in determining whether misconduct occurred. Read the Bill »

Status

01/28/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080043216
01/08/2008Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB339)
01/28/2008Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Comments

Jerrianne Dawson writes:

GOOD JOB! If someone is hired understanding that his/her employment is a condition of improving their English skills in order to do the job needed, then YES that oersib should be able to be "let go" without compensation. The individual did not hold up their end of the contract.

Thank You, Sen. Cuccinelli for thinking of the small businessmen!