How to authorize different types of users in L4/5

laravel_auth_user_types.php

// in User.php model add few checks
public function is_admin() 
{
	return ($this->account_type === 'admin'); // account_type is ENUM field
}

public function has_rights($acc_type) 
{
	if ($this->is_admin()) { // if admin always true
		return true;
  	}
	return ($this->account_type === $acc_type);
}

// in filters.php define filter
Route::filter('authUserType', function($route, $request, $user_type) {

	if (Auth::guest()) {
		return Redirect::guest(route('login'));
 	}
  
	if (Auth::user()->has_rights($user_type)) {
		return;
 	}
  
	App::abort(403, "Sorry, you're not authorized to access this page.");
});

// and then in routes.php you can check it like this:
Route::group(array('before' => 'authUserType:manager'), function() {
  
  // only admins and managers can see these routes here

});