Possible age discrimination at my local bar?
I have this little problem with my local bar located in town where I live. I am from Forestville, NY 14062; In Chautauqua County. My problem that is whenever I go to this bar to order food late at night or early in the morning, I was harassed once and argued with to go in back to the dining area by myself constantly. I argue the fact that I’m 18 and they say that it doesn’t matter and that I need to sit in the back. The bar is partitioned into two sections, the dining area where I always sit alone, and the bar up front where the stools and pool table is located. Is this discrimination? Is there any laws that state I have to sit in the back by myself. I wait for half an hour or more in the back and my food is always served cold. Can I dispute to get equal rights like the rest of the people in the bar because I am 18 y/o. I’m not a kid anymore.
There are laws about people not of legal age to drink being able to be in a place where they serve drinks. I am not sure if it is a percentage of their sales or what, but I would say they are just trying to keep their liquor license.
Totally legal. Either they have the rule you have to be 21 to get into their bar, they don’t want the liability of you possibly getting alcohol, or there is a bar ban in which you are not allowed in the bar unless you are 21.
Age discrimination refers to someone that is over the age of 40, and does not refer to people younger. There is no age discrimination going on.
It is not age discrimination. They want you to eat in the back. They can even refuse you service if they feel like it. If this is such a problem and the food is bad then I suggest you find somewhere else to go. I worked in a bar where no food was allowed in the bar area only the dining room.