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1. Big Oil Company wants to adopt an English-only policy for its employees worki

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Question

1. Big Oil Company wants to adopt an English-only policy for its employees working on its oil rigs. The policy applies only when the employees are actually working on the rig, and not while they are on break or otherwise on their own personal time. This policy is:
Answer

Legal if the company can demonstrate a legitimate business reason for the policy, such as safety concerns.

Legal if the employer gives it employees a reasonable amount of time to adopt and to conform to the new policy.

Legal if the employer teaches any of its non-English speaking employees to speak English.

All of the above.

Explanation / Answer

Legal if the employer gives it employees a reasonable amount of time to adopt and to conform to the new policy.