After more than five years in the making (and nearly a full year of delays), on Thursday, October 5, 2023, the World Wide Web Consortium (the “W3C”), the private organization focused on enhancing online user experiences,...more
For businesses growing weary of the seemingly perpetual wave of serial ADA claims (e.g., website accessibility; gift card accessibility), thanks to a recent decision issued by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court of the...more
11/19/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Gift-Cards ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Theater Productions ,
Title III
While the seemingly endless wave of website accessibility cases filed by serial plaintiffs shows no signs of abating (a situation not helped by the United States’ Supreme Court’s denial of Domino’s Petition for Certiorari...more
11/7/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Gift-Cards ,
Permanent Impairments ,
Public Accommodation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market
Employers seeking information about potential reasonable accommodations, and tips on the interactive process, can turn to the newly updated Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Toolkit....more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) recently issued a 146-page guide titled “Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability” (“Guidance”), to educate employers on their...more