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Posted on: September 21, 2017 by titan-goodrich
In such a litigious society, it can be difficult to toe the line between legal and illegal. Any restaurant owner wants to serve and feed the people of their communities, but there’s always exceptions. In this article, we’ll explore the reasons you can and CANNOT refuse service to someone in your restaurant. Your daily operations should be protected by a comprehensive and custom tailored VA Restaurant Insurance program.
You may not refuse service to someone based on their race, religion, sexual preference, or national origin. These are protected classes under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Yes, but the same laws as mentioned above are applicable to every restaurant.
Yes, however they are also considered places of public accommodation. In other words, the primary purpose of a restaurant is to sell food to the general public, which necessarily requires susceptibility to equal protection laws. Therefore, a restaurant’s existence as private property does not excuse an unjustified refusal of service. This can be contrasted to a nightclub, which usually caters itself to a specific group of clientele based on age and social status, says Legal Match.
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