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In reply to the discussion: A Chick-fil-A owner shocked his employees in the best way after shutting down for renovations [View all]tammywammy
(26,582 posts)56. Violation of the Civil Rights Act
https://ffrf.org/outreach/item/14010-church-bulletin-discounts
These types of promotions are illegal under federal law. The Civil Rights Act states in relevant part, All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation . . . without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin. 42 U.S.C. §2000a(a). As a place of public accommodation, it is illegal for restaurants, grocery stores or other businesses to discriminate, or show favoritism, on the basis of religion. Church bulletin discounts are restrictive promotional practices, which favor religious customers and deny customers who do not attend church, and nonbelievers, the right to full and equal enjoyment of the restaurant, store or other business.
Church bulletin discounts may also be prohibited under your states civil rights law, or your citys municipal code and ordinances. Often, the state and local laws contain similar, if not the same, language prohibiting discrimination at places of public accommodation on the basis of religion.
Any promotions should be available to all customers regardless of religious preference or practice on a non-discriminatory basis. No place of public accommodation can advertise in broadcast (radio or television) or print advertisements (newspapers, church bulletins, etc) any sort of discount to customers who present a church bulletin. Rather such promotions must be offered to the public at large, and not single out any one religious group. For example, instead of offering a 20% discount to customers with church bulletins on Sunday, a restaurant could advertise, 20%off Sunday brunch.
Church bulletin discounts may also be prohibited under your states civil rights law, or your citys municipal code and ordinances. Often, the state and local laws contain similar, if not the same, language prohibiting discrimination at places of public accommodation on the basis of religion.
Any promotions should be available to all customers regardless of religious preference or practice on a non-discriminatory basis. No place of public accommodation can advertise in broadcast (radio or television) or print advertisements (newspapers, church bulletins, etc) any sort of discount to customers who present a church bulletin. Rather such promotions must be offered to the public at large, and not single out any one religious group. For example, instead of offering a 20% discount to customers with church bulletins on Sunday, a restaurant could advertise, 20%off Sunday brunch.
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A Chick-fil-A owner shocked his employees in the best way after shutting down for renovations [View all]
ButterflyBlood
Aug 2015
OP
It may not be illegal, but it certainly is a steaming pile of bovine fecal matter! n.t.
RoccoR5955
Aug 2015
#76
"Of course if you had something with a huge face of Satan on it that might go differently!"
SusanCalvin
Aug 2015
#84
That was my problem with them--I avoided them for the anti-gay legislative support.
MADem
Aug 2015
#28
I'll be frank--there's only one, I think, in my entire state, and it's in some mall I never have
MADem
Aug 2015
#32
So he pays his full timers 23 bucks an hour? Wonder how many of the employees are full time then.
cstanleytech
Aug 2015
#10
Great, but shouldn't take that long to renovate and there is a cost with hiring and training all new
Dustlawyer
Aug 2015
#13
He sounds like a stand-up guy, yet he is being damned with faint praise in this thread
Hekate
Aug 2015
#16
That's a great franchise owner. pays Higher then state minimum wage & pays to retain good employees
Sunlei
Aug 2015
#50
The politics of the parent company aside, Cick-fi-A employees get treated fairly well
liberal N proud
Aug 2015
#51
Most of the Chick-fil-A frachisees are pretty decentpeople - once you get past some of their.....
marble falls
Aug 2015
#52