Is it illegal ban somebody from a conference for personal reasons?

zdw · on May 21, 2011

There's no rule that a business has to serve everyone (except for in certain regulated cases like the water company, and even then there are limits).

In the situation described, it's definitely not ethical.

Tichy · on May 21, 2011

We haven't even heard both sides yet - but even if it is not ethical, I don't think the police enforces ethics, just laws.

zdw · on May 21, 2011

Exactly... the other side might be "she tried to flirt her way into the conference for free, and things got out of hand". I highly doubt this given what she's said, but there are three sides to everything (mine, yours, the truth).

_wk3u · on May 21, 2011

Yes, there are certain things you aren't allowed to discriminate against. However, these laws are only applicable to organizations of a certain size. IANAL