Walk It Through: The Dog That Does A Job
A service dog at a restaurant door, a pet deposit at a hotel, a dog out of control, and a manager who says leave it home.
A diner with a service dog is stopped at a restaurant door and told dogs are not allowed.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One person and one service dog. Miniature horses, an animal in training at work, the federal rules alongside these, and what damages a court would award are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Right to sue noticeThe notice after which a lawsuit over an unlawful employment practice may be brought within 90 days, where that is later than 180 days after the act complained of.
- Service animalThe animal accompanying a person with a disability, whom a place of public accommodation may not refuse, charge an extra fee or deposit for, or ask for proof about. It may ask only whether the animal is a service animal and what tasks it is trained to perform.
- Unlawful employment practiceAn employer refusing to hire, discharging, or discriminating in pay, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.
- Security depositMoney a tenant pays, which with any surety bond and the last month's rent may not exceed 3 months' periodic rent, and from which a landlord may claim only unpaid rent, repairs for damage beyond normal wear, and reasonable cleaning.