Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Georgia

I was just recently on a carnival cruise and while playing blackjack I was explaining to my mom the rules of the game and helping her play which is allowed but since my mom doesn't speak English I was doing it in Spanish and 1 employee told me Spanish was prohibited on the cruise, I laughed and said that was ridiculous but when another employee (a supervisor) within an hour of the other employee telling me Spanish was prohibited also told me that SPANISH was not allowed in his casino I was very upset and told him that he could not tell me which language to speak or not to speak as I was a guest and not their employee. After a talk with the Casino manager he apologized but I want to know if I can sue them for discrimination. I was told not to speak my language and that was humiliating and embarrasing.


Asked on 2/21/10, 4:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

There is no general right to not be offended, and being offended is not generally a ticket to a big check. Upper management might be glad you let them know he details, and perhaps will provide some kind of voucher for a future trip (should you cruise with them again). As you said you were a guest - you have a guest services issue, not a legal issue (though theoretically, had the conduct gone on for a large part of the cruise, and it reasonably prevented you from getting your value from the cruise, you might have a contract claim for the cost of the cruise).

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Answered on 2/26/10, 4:26 am


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