New AZ law: Firms have no legal duty to have translators

[Angelhair]

PHOENIX - A Glendale optometrist's yearlong legal fight over what services he had to provide for a Spanish-speaking customer has translated into new protections for other businesses.

Gov. Jan Brewer has signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide "trained and competent" interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English.

Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law. But that didn't save John Schrolucke from having to spend time and money defending himself and his practice before Walker's office finally dismissed the case.

Schrolucke told lawmakers the incident stems from a patient who spoke only Spanish. Although she did bring her 12-year-old child with her to the office, he said allowing the child to interpret for the parent would have gotten him into legal trouble.

He said he faced a potential malpractice lawsuit if the child did not properly translate some of the more technical explanations being provided, so he turned the woman away, telling her through her child to come back with someone at least 18 years old.



New AZ law: Firms have no legal duty to have translators

 

[Wicked Jester]

Arizona is on a roll!

Good for them!

 

[Truthmatters]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

 

[Ravi]

Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law. But that didn't save John Schrolucke from having to spend time and money defending himself and his practice before Walker's office finally dismissed the case.

This sounds reasonably stupid. It is already against the law and yet they felt the need to make it against the law again.

 

[Wicked Jester]

Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law. But that didn't save John Schrolucke from having to spend time and money defending himself and his practice before Walker's office finally dismissed the case.

This sounds reasonably stupid. It is already against the law and yet they felt the need to make it against the law again.

That's because stupid fucking liberals don't understand laws. Liberals are so fucking stupid they have to be constantly reminded over and over again!

Jan Brewer for president!

 

[California Girl]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl

 

[JBeukema]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

They still have the option to provide a translator if they want to.


Too many morons expect us to learn their language when they come to our country.

 

[froggy]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl (alias KIA)

I fixed it for ya.

 

[California Girl]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl

I fixed it for ya.

Refer to the T&Cs of the board, idiot..... the one about altering other people's posts specifically. Kindly keep your fucking feet off my posts.

 

[Ravi]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl

Businesses never were.

It is a law that forbids something that is already illegal and yet another stab from Republicans at latinos.

Delicious.

 

[Valerie]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl (alias KIA)

I fixed it for ya.

Dear Froggy,

If you really want to fix it you might also point out "your welcome" should be written "you're welcome".



You're welcome!

 

[JBeukema]

It is a law that forbids something that is already illegal and yet another stab from Republicans at latinos.

Delicious.

Really? What does this law forbid?

You're a fucking moron.

The law simply affirms that businesses are not required to hire 65 people to speak every language on Earth in case someone comes in who speaks no English.

 

[Ravi]

It is a law that forbids something that is already illegal and yet another stab from Republicans at latinos.

Delicious.

Really? What does this law forbid?

You're a fucking moron.

The law simply affirms that businesses are not required to hire 65 people to speak every language on Earth in case someone comes in who speaks no English.

No business is required to have translators. The law was not needed. The fuckwit Assistant AG should be fired as well. "It was probably already the law." What a toad.

You go you Republican doofuses with your hatred of Latinos.

 

[Angelhair]

Providing interpreters is a courtesy - not a right nor a law! If you want to live here, learn english. It's that simple.

 

[California Girl]

Dear idiots , they provide spanish to make money from spanish speakers not because there is any fucking law.

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl

Businesses never were.

It is a law that forbids something that is already illegal and yet another stab from Republicans at latinos.

Delicious.

You're kidding right? Cuz that's a pretty damned dumb statement.

Clearly, there was something wrong with the current wording, if the woman was able to bring a frivolous lawsuit about it. Better to have it clear so that greedy assholes don't try and sue businesses and businesses don't risk bankruptcy by having to defend themselves.

 

[Ravi]

Dear fool,

The law resulted from a frivolous lawsuit by a Spanish speaker. Businesses now know where they stand.... they are not legally obligated to provide translators. This is a good thing for business. They can decide for themselves.

Your welcome.
California Girl

Businesses never were.

It is a law that forbids something that is already illegal and yet another stab from Republicans at latinos.

Delicious.

You're kidding right? Cuz that's a pretty damned dumb statement.

Clearly, there was something wrong with the current wording, if the woman was able to bring a frivolous lawsuit about it. Better to have it clear so that greedy assholes don't try and sue businesses and businesses don't risk bankruptcy by having to defend themselves.

What next, Arizona passes law saying speaking Spanish isn't mandatory?

 

[JBeukema]

You go you Republican doofuses with your hatred of Latinos.

You realizing that you're speaking to a moderate Social Democrat who's half Hispanic [~1/4 native], right?

Once again you make a fool of yourself.

 

[Truthmatters]

Providing interpreters is a courtesy - not a right nor a law! If you want to live here, learn english. It's that simple.

They do not do it because they are NICE, they do it to get the business of spanish speaking customers.

Jesus you people are confused

 

[JBeukema]

What next, Arizona passes law saying speaking Spanish isn't mandatory?

They need to enforce this

 

[xotoxi]

PHOENIX - A Glendale optometrist's yearlong legal fight over what services he had to provide for a Spanish-speaking customer has translated into new protections for other businesses.

Gov. Jan Brewer has signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide "trained and competent" interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English.

Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law. But that didn't save John Schrolucke from having to spend time and money defending himself and his practice before Walker's office finally dismissed the case.

Schrolucke told lawmakers the incident stems from a patient who spoke only Spanish. Although she did bring her 12-year-old child with her to the office, he said allowing the child to interpret for the parent would have gotten him into legal trouble.

He said he faced a potential malpractice lawsuit if the child did not properly translate some of the more technical explanations being provided, so he turned the woman away, telling her through her child to come back with someone at least 18 years old.



New AZ law: Firms have no legal duty to have translators

What if the person is speaking ASL?