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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Job Applicants Website Accessibility

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[Webinar] Crafting a Career Site Experience Accessible to All - July 16th, 2:00 pm ET

For individuals with disabilities, navigating the internet as a job seeker often leads to unforeseen obstacles, such as improper video captioning and color contrast, ultimately leading to a poor candidate experience. One way...more

Fisher Phillips

April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Federal Court Allows Class Action Website Disability Access Case To Proceed Against An Employer

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While we continue to wait for guidance from the government on website accessibility standards, plaintiffs continue to challenge the accessibility of company websites. For years, individuals have brought lawsuits claiming that...more

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Website Accessibility: Make Sure Your Website And Job Application Portal Is Accessible

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If you had asked me a few years ago about ADA accessibility lawsuits, I would have talked about the importance of ensuring your business’s seating, aisles, and restrooms complied with the ADA accessibility guidelines. ...more

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Is Your Website Accessible to Disabled Online Job Seeker?

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On March 22, 2019, a federal judge permitted an Ohio man’s class action lawsuit to proceed against Ford Motor Company. The lawsuit alleges the company discriminated against disabled job applicants because its online job...more

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Beyond Title III: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Filed Alleging Inaccessible Online Employment Applications

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs who pursued numerous web accessibility actions under Title III of the ADA are now using website accessibility to test the limits of a different area of law – employment law – California’s Fair...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is Your Online Job Application Accessible To The Visually Impaired? The Newest Website Accessibility Claims

In recent years, businesses have been inundated with a wave of serial litigation wherein private plaintiffs have argued that websites that are insufficiently compatible with screen reading software are in violation of Title...more

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