Five-Year Anniversary of Unnecessary Government Meddling in Private Sector
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-Essex/Union/Somerset/Morris) called on New Jersey’s ruling Democrats to move legislation to lift the ban on “Ladies’ Night” promotions and to join with Republicans to combat the growth of government policies that only serve to stifle economic growth and job creation.
Senator Kean is Co-Prime sponsor of legislation pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee (S-240) to overturn the ban imposed in by the Division of Civil Rights in 2004. In that case, the Division on Civil Rights held that the regularly scheduled “Ladies’ Night” promotions at the Cherry Hill restaurant violated the “Law Against Discrimination” as an impermissible differential treatment based on gender.
“The bureaucratic ban on ‘Ladies’ Night’ may seem humorous at first blush, but the five-year anniversary is indicative of a larger problem faced by business owners throughout this State,” said Kean. “It is hard enough to operate a small business in this State, which has developed a reputation for regulatory overkill and outright hostility to economic growth. We do not need to make things worse by attacking harmless and non-discriminatory promotional activities that aid businesses that are struggling in the economic downturn,” said Kean.
“The notion that the use of ‘Ladies’ Night’ promotes animosity toward one gender is ludicrous and the ban only serves to trivialize the need to combat real instances of invidious discrimination. One can only imagine what will be banned in the next wave of government intervention — ‘kids eat for free’ promotions? Discounted senior citizen movie tickets?”
“As long as New Jersey has an overbearing and meddlesome government that refuses to cut red tape and end this foolishness, we will keep our reputation as a terrible place to do business,” said Kean.
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