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Supreme Court Dismisses ADA Website Accessibility Class Action for Mootness, Vacates First Circuit Decision

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At the close of 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of petitioner Acheson in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer as moot and vacated the underlying decision by the First Circuit that Laufer had constitutional standing to...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Vacates, Dismisses as Moot Decision Holding ADA ‘Tester’ Has Standing to Sue

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The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit holding a self-appointed “tester” has standing to sue under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Acheson Hotels, LLC v....more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: April 2022 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Confusion Follows Eleventh Circuit Decision In Seminal ADA Website Case Vacating Its Prior Ruling In Favor Of Winn-Dixie Based On...

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The litigation landscape for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website claims grew murkier after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling in the grocery store chain’s favor. In Gil v. Winn-Dixie...more

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This Week in the Ninth: City Skylines and Stadium Seating

This week, we take a look at Ninth Circuit decisions explaining the scope of the de minimis use defense in copyright infringement actions and clarifying the Americans with Disabilities Act’s requirements for spectator...more

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Eleventh Circuit Vacates First-of-Its-Kind ADA Website Accessibility Judgment Against Grocery Store Chain

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In a long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., a divided Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded what had been a ground-breaking Florida district court ruling, finding Winn-Dixie liable to a blind...more

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Website Accessibility Alert: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Important Split Decision in Winn-Dixie Website Action

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Businesses with an online presence should take note that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held - in a split decision - that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the...more

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Take Note: EEOC Vacates the Incentive Sections of its Final Wellness Regulations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC has withdrawn the incentive provisions in its ADA and GINA wellness program regulations. The remaining provisions have less bite as a consequence, especially in the ADA context. But HIPAA wellness...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: August 2018

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This month’s key employment law cases address pre-employment physicals, appeals from California Labor Commissioner awards, and background checks.   EEOC v. BNSF Ry. Co., 902 F.3d 916 (9th Cir. 2018)...more

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Court Permits Website Accessibility Lawsuit Against Hooters To Proceed

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A federal appeals court just breathed new life into a disability access lawsuit filed against restaurant chain Hooters, permitting a blind plaintiff who claims he could not access the company’s business website to proceed...more

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Wellness Rules Under the ADA – Will There Ever Be Certainty?

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We previously blogged about the EEOC’s final rules, published in the Federal Register on May 17, 2016, that explain how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to employer sponsored wellness programs. These rules...more

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