EEOC funding for fiscal year 2008 is being held up at the conference committee stage due to objections to an amendment included in the Senate-passed version of the bill that would prevent the EEOC from bringing a civil action “against an entity on the grounds that the entity requires an employee to speak English while engaged in work.” Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus object to the provision, arguing that it is unnecessary because Title VII already allows employers to have English-only policies if they have a legitimate, business-related need to require employees to speak English on the job.