The complaint contends the club was a place of public accommodation due to a setup where the club owned all the land in the Borough of Pine Valley — which became a part of the Borough of Pine Hill in a January consolidation.
Potential members require a recommendation from an existing member and an entrance fee on top of dues. Even so, prospective members wait years to be allowed in.Women were not only barred from membership until 2021, the complaint alleges, but they could also
only access the club as guests during certain hours on Sundays and on rare occasions. The only reason changes were made to membership, said the suit, is because the state’s Division of Civil Rights began to investigate. In addition to membership restrictions, the complaint says the club was able to bar women from homeownership in the borough through “discriminatory restrictive covenants” that required a member of the club — who could only be a man — to be a co-owner. The club removed these land provisions but is not entering new leases, which the complaint alleges keeps the impact of the discriminatory practice in place.
Women made up less than 4% of the club’s staff, or a total of six women, in July 2020. These women, according to the complaint, have been largely relegated to work — laundry, dishwashing, or bookkeeping — that limits their encounters with members. Employees could not discuss their pay, which the Attorney General’s Office said was a violation of the state’s equal pay act.
Platkin and DiSavino are seeking injunctive relief, compensatory damages for victims of the alleged discrimination, and litigation costs. The club will have 20 days to respond to allegations made and provide the Division of Civil Rights with evidence. An investigation will follow.
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