In June of this year, the United States Supreme Court held that an employer who fires an employee for being gay or transgender violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"). Title VII prohibits employers from refusing...more
7/31/2020
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
ECOA ,
Equal Access to Credit ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Underwriting
As COVID-19 cases increase and state and local governments continue to issue orders and mandates related to how dealers are permitted to conduct business, now is the perfect time to review your dealership's policies and...more
7/17/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Car Dealerships ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Mobile Apps ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
One year ago, small dollar lenders were operating under the specter of looming compliance dates for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) final rule concerning small dollar lending. One year later, through...more
5/13/2020
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
GA Supreme Court ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
State Regulators
In the fall of 2018, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays,...more
12/5/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Compliance ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dominos ,
Popular ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
On April 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Georgia Attorney General presented "Green Lights and Red Flags: FTC Rules of the Road for Business." The program addressed a variety of issues, including...more
Last fall, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays, we all...more
8/30/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Mobile Apps ,
Public Accommodation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites