Is it illegal to have a policy at a Spa/Salon that children under the age of 10 are not allowed?
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Is it illegal to have a policy at a Spa/Salon that children under the age of 10 are not allowed?
We have a large spa that has a no children policy. We turned away a client and her crying 6 month old today for services,and she is claiming discrimination.
Asked on January 11, 2012 under Business Law, Massachusetts
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your business has a legitimate reason for not being able to provide services to children under the age of 10 years then there is no discrimination based upon age. In fact, many retirement communities have age settings for people of 55 years of age or more to be residents and those have been held to not be in violation of the law.
With respect to your spa and saloon, I see nothing wrong concerning a refusal to provide services to people under the age of 10 years from what you have written.
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