Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Florida
employment
As a server, can I get fired for refusing service to a colored person or people
Asked on 12/08/07, 12:52 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner
Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.
Re: employment
Yes. A restaurant may not refuse service to someone because of the color of their skin and, hence, an employee cannot so refuse either. I would fire you in a minute (whether the law allowed it or not, by the way).
Answered on 12/09/07, 3:12 pm