Walk It Through: The Guide Dog
A restaurant that says no dogs, a complaint within 365 days, and a job application.
A blind diner with a guide dog is told at the door of a restaurant that they cannot be seated.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One diner and one job. Federal disability law, a service animal's behavior, a small employer and the remedies the commission orders 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.
- AgeIn the Human Rights Act, the age of 40 or above.
- Notice of a right to sueThe notice the Human Rights Commission gives on dismissal or on the complainant's request, after which the complainant has 90 days to sue in court.
- Unlawful discriminatory practiceDenying equal opportunity because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness, disability or familial status, in work, public places or housing.
- Place of public accommodationsA place open to the public, whose owner, manager or employee may not refuse anyone its services because of race, religion, sex, age, blindness or disability.