Hotel Says He Can't Wear It

The Casa Monica Hotel in St Augustine, FL fired Sean May for wearing an American flag pin at work.  The hotel says it's against their policy.  The hotel says their handbook clearly states it.

In response to inquiries the hotel stated the following:

"The Casa Monica Hotel located in St. Augustine, Florida, is an American-based, homegrown historic hotel," the email reads. "The property reflects its pride in America and great patriotism by flying the Stars and Stripes high over the hotel. The American flag greets every guest and employee with its symbolism of our belief in this great country."

"However, our employee handbook clearly states, 'No other buttons, badges, pins or insignias of any kind are permitted to be worn.' No matter an individual's national preference, political views or religious affiliation, it is a standard regulation which ensures equality for all Grand Performers (employees)."

St. Johns county Commissioner Mark Miner issued this statement on the issue:

"The Casa Monica Hotel and Kessler Enterprise certainly have the legal right to forbid their employees from wearing an American flag pin. However, their inability to discern between the flag of our nation and other pins and buttons that their policies forbid is of great concern to me. St. Johns County is home to nearly 20,000 military veterans and is made up of an ideologically and culturally diverse population whose collective love for the United States is second to none. I want to make clear that the actions taken by the Casa Monica Hotel and Kessler Enterprise do not represent the patriotism shared by St. Johns County residents and businesses."

"I hope Kessler Enterprise will act quickly to correct the disrespect they have shown the flag of our great nation and end the embarrassment they have brought upon St. Johns County."

Miner is a two-time veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has been a member of the Florida Army National Guard since 2002.

I am a veteran and proudly wear an American flag pin every day to work.  The pin was given to me at a Tea Party rally in Washington DC by a Congressman. Patriotic Americans should think long and hard before spending their money at places like the Casa Monica Hotel.

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