Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Maryland

What to do about discrimination?

The rule of a certain business, states that any minor that wishes to enter this establishment needs to be accompanied by an adult 18 or over. Well, in my case, me, a minor, and three others, were accompanied by another friend, who was 18 with a proper I.D. When we approached the entrance to enter, the 18 year old of the group produced an I.D. for the employee at the entrance. The employee was going to allow us in. The manager then asked for an I.D, my friend then proceeded to produce the I.D. The manager wouldn't let us enter. The manager claimed that we were too old, but then asked if we could all show our I.Ds, showing that we were ALL 18 or over. He again denied our request to enter, and this time claimed that he would not let us enter because recently 3 teenagers were causing trouble, and this was a family environment. We knew nothing of the incident. He repeatedley implied that this was a family establishment. Was this wrong of him, and if so, what can we do about it?


Asked on 8/14/00, 3:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Re: What to do about discrimination?

Generally, a business can choose with whom it wants to do business, and can exclude whomever it wants. There are exceptions for certain types of discrimination (race in particular), but discriminating against teenagers is not one of them. As such, you have no claim for unlawful discrimination.

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Answered on 9/18/00, 10:49 am


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