`How are You Handling Diversity in Your Corporation?' InterLingua.com Asks.Business Editors/Internet Writers REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 As corporations reach out through the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to global customers and partners, they shouldn't should·n't Contraction of should not. shouldn't should not shouldn't should forget the global community right here at home, says Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein, also known as "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and Young Murphy," (born November 5, 1899, in New York, New York; died December 26, 1945) was an American boxer. He was World Junior lightweight Champion. Early life He attended P.S. , President of InterLingua.com, one of the nation's largest translation agencies specializing in diversity issues. "Companies are spending thousands of dollars creating multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. Websites and negotiating international alliances, but many are not paying proper attention to the multilingual markets and suppliers around the corner," said Bernstein. To help corporations maximize sales, and minimize communications and legal problems, in today's multilingual environment, InterLingua.com has established a Diversity Program. "In order to successfully grow, and avoid unnecessary litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , U.S. corporations must address the issues of diversity in their employee base, diversity in their distribution channels, diversity in their vendor relationships, and diversity in their customer base," advised Bernstein. InterLingua.com works with individual departments, or whole corporations, in their key areas, such as: 1) Legal issues - Are contracts clearly written in the languages of all parties? Is all correspondence treated correctly? 2) Marketing issues - Are the marketing materials culturally acceptable and properly targeting ethnic groups? Is advertising placed in the appropriate media to attract non-English speaking customers? 3) Signage issues - Do all locations in the corporation have access to the signage that encourages proper workplace safety, product display, machinery operations, etc.? 4) Operational issues - Are instructions for operating equipment, procedures during emergencies, or safety warnings in the languages of the users? 5) Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. issues - Do recruiting and application processing procedures consider minorities and their language needs? Do non-English speaking employees receive the same attention to their requests and complaints? "In America of today, every department in the corporation has to take into account the issues of multiple languages and multiple cultures," advised Bernstein. "To ignore them is not only to expose the company to potential litigation, but equally important, it may mean surrendering a segment of the market to competitors." InterLingua.com, Inc. is a Southern California-based translation service that specializes in issues of language and cultural diversity within corporations. InterLingua.com has worked with The While House, 41 of the largest 100 law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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