Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

Is it prejudice to prohibite Spanish television in a community hospital?


Asked on 11/19/12, 12:08 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

No.

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Answered on 11/19/12, 10:27 am
Daphne Macklin Law Office of Daphne L. Macklin

If your question is whether it is inappropriate for a community hospital not to offer television programming for patients or visitors in Spanish, the answer is probably yes. I am unaware of any legal requirement to provide a non-essential service, i.e. television entertainment, in a multi-lingual format. So technically, no the hospital does not have to provide such service in any language. If the institution is a community hospital there should be a board of directors as well as administrators who should be approached about providing non-essential services, i.e. television programming in languages other than English.

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Answered on 11/20/12, 4:34 pm


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