A family-run Peruvian restaurant in Concord, California, closed its doors after facing a financial strain due to a gender-discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit stemmed from the restaurant's weekly 'ladies' night' promotion, which offered discounted drinks to attract female customers. The owner claims the lawsuit, filed by 'ambulance-chasing lawyers,' cost his business tens of thousands of dollars and ultimately led to its closure.
The family-run Peruvian Lima restaurant in Concord, California served its final meals on New Year's Eve after being financially crushed by the weight of a recent lawsuit. Lima found itself in the national spotlight for hosting a weekly ladies' night promotion. This promotion was a once-common and highly lucrative practice of offering discounted drinks to attract women to the establishment.
The Unruh Civil Rights Act, a decades-old California law, states that 'All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of...
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