united-states is-x-legal
Can customers be kicked out because a store employee personally dislikes them?
<p>An ex-friend works at a store. I know she has a way of  manipulating situations in her favor. If I go into the store to purchase items without causing any trouble, could they kick me out of the store just because a worker there doesn’t like me? </p>

<p>If they do kick me out of the store without any real reason, can I bring legal matters into it?</p>

<p>Legally, they can kick you out for any reason that isn't illegal discrimination. They can't kick you out for being black. They also can't kick you out for being white. But they can kick you out for not liking your face. </p>

<p>Now the question is: Who can kick you out? The store owner obviously can. Anyone who is given the authority by the store owner can. Actually, anyone with the <em>apparent</em> authority can kick you out. However, everyone other than the store owner has been hired to work towards making profits. If throwing you out is bad for business, then whoever did it would have to answer to the store owner. </p>

<p>So the ex-friend can't go to court for throwing you out, but they might get into trouble with their boss about it. </p>

<p>PS. I interpreted "kicking out" as saying "Please leave our premises. If you don't leave then you will be trespassing and I will call the police", not actually kicking the person with your foot which would be most likely assault. </p>

<p>You haven't specified which country you are in/referring to.</p>

<p>In (at least) the UK and US, stores reserve the right to refuse to serve customers for any reason. This is provided it isn't something that would infringe on your rights, such as being kicked out because you are of a particular race or religion (a 'protected group'), in which case the store can become the target of a lawsuit over discrimination.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.mydoorsign.com/blog/right-to-refuse-service-to-anyone/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">More information (US law)</a> </p>

<p>They can technically do it if the store owner doesn't like you but they would have to provide a valid reason. Yes you can bring in legal matters but I'm not sure if you would have a case (this is not a definitive no - I just <strong>don't know</strong>). As for whether your former friend can make up a bogus reason that sounds legitimate to the store owner or security, the answer is yes.</p>

<p>The only real way to find out would be to try it. It's <strong>possible</strong> your former friend will just leave you be.</p>
