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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Website Accessibility Final Rules

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DOJ's Final Rule On Website And Digital Accessibility Takes Effect

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On June 24, 2024, the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) final rule concerning digital accessibility took effect.  The rule implements Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and requires web and...more

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DOJ Final Rule Sets Deadline for State and Local Governments’ Online Application Accessibility

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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule on the accessibility of web content and mobile apps under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) goes into effect June 24, 2024. With limited exceptions, the rule...more

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DOJ Final Rule on Website Accessibility for State and Local Governments Portends Significant Changes for Private-Sector Websites

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent release of an advance copy of its final rule on website accessibility for state and local governments under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides a...more

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DOJ Finalizes Regulations for Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites

Could Similar Regs for Commercial Websites Be Next? The Attorney General has signed off on regulations for the accessibility of state and local government websites and apps to people with disabilities, which will take...more

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DOJ Adopts Accessibility Requirements for State and Local Government Websites and Mobile Apps

On April 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishing specific requirements for making websites and mobile apps offered by state...more

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DOJ Releases Final Rule on Web Content Accessibility Requirements for State and Local Governments Under Title II of the ADA

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On April 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Final Rule to revise existing regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This Final Rule clarifies the obligations of state...more

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DOJ Issues Final Rule Under Title II of the ADA for State and Local Government Websites

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  The DOJ issued final regulations under Title II of the ADA requiring state and local government websites and mobile apps to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA in two or three years, with few exceptions....more

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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 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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Online Businesses Beware: Website Accessibility Claims Are on the Rise

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Online businesses, including financial institutions, banks, and retailers, have faced a wave of demand letters and lawsuits alleging that their websites are inaccessible to the visually impaired and/or hearing impaired in...more

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Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q4

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The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration - The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more

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Retailers Seek to Improve Website Accessibility Following Surge of ADA Claims

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Retailers have faced a wave of demand letters and lawsuits recently alleging that their websites are inaccessible in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), despite the fact that the ADA and its...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2016

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Overtime Rules Enjoined Nationwide - In State of Nev. v. U.S. Dep't of Labor Case No. 4:16-cv-00731-ALM, 2016 WL 6879615 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 22, 2016), a Texas district court enjoined nationwide the Department of Labor's...more

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Court of Appeals Hears National Federation of the Blind’s Challenge to DOT Rule Regarding Blind-Accessible Kiosks at Domestic...

On June 29, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard the National Federation of the Blind’s (NFB) challenge to a Department of Transportation (DOT) Final Rule regarding air carriers’ duty to...more

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