Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 10 – Website Accessibility
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Recent Developments in ADA Website Accessibility Compliance - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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[WEBINAR] Creating an Accessible City
Are web-only businesses subject to Title III? A Minnesota federal court joins the controversy and says yes....more
Dogs are a human’s best friend – but are they the hospitality industry’s best friend, too? Restaurant owners may be wondering what their rights, responsibilities, and options are with respect to letting our furry friends...more
Joining a number of courts across the country that have ruled similarly, the District Court for District of Minnesota held recently that the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) prohibition against discrimination in...more
Concerned that serial plaintiffs are not actually ensuring that defendants are removing access barriers under their confidential settlement agreements, EDNY Judge Cogan takes charge....more
In June 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided the matter of Calcano v. Swarvoski North America Ltd. In Calcano, Plaintiffs, who are visually impaired, filed an Americans with Disabilities Act...more
2024 saw some interesting developments and an uptick in lawsuit filings from 2023; expect less ADA Title III enforcement and rulemaking activity from DOJ in 2025....more
Wait — why is my favorite employment law blog detouring into the world of website accessibility? If your business has a website, keep reading. If you read our blog regularly, you probably recall a few posts about website...more
In a careful, reasoned decision that deeply explored the meaning of “public accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held...more
On September 30, 2024, Chief Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York, issued a ruling that a standalone website is not a place of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act...more
The UAE has taken significant steps to regulate the consumption of tobacco and tobacco-related products, including electronic nicotine devices like vapes, through its anti-smoking laws. This article explores the applicability...more
Fired Pastor's Ousting During Church Service Did Not Violate His Free Exercise Rights Anthony J. Sirven In Couzens v. City of Forest Park, Ohio, 114 F.4th 571, 574 (6th Cir. 2024), church leaders hired off-duty municipal...more
Amid a notable recent uptick in website accessibility cases, both threatened and filed, against financial services companies alleging violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or similar state and local...more
In a recent decision, Chief Judge Laura Swain of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a “stand-alone website is not a place of public accommodation under Title III of the ADA.”...more
A federal court recently held that a football stadium must make reasonable modifications to its seating policy to allow a wheelchair user with a ticket for a non-wheelchair accessible seat access to view the game in person....more
Less than two years from now, visitors from around the world will descend on the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as the three countries jointly host FIFA’s 2026 World Cup – and your business might want to start preparing already....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA is the first of its kind in the Southern District of New York and may cause...more
Regardless of the industry, most business owners are familiar with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibiting disability discrimination in the employment context and enforced by the Equal Employment...more
Seyfarth synopsis: Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of these proposed guidelines and file comments by November 4, 2024....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The decline in ADA Title III lawsuits that began in 2022 comes to a halt in 2024 and California retakes its mantle of “national filing hotspot.”...more
There are various state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination against disabled individuals. The best known of these is the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which requires that places of public accommodation be...more
The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals concerning employment, housing, education, healthcare, and...more
As in years past, the number of lawsuits filed against hotels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) has continued to rise...more
The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
Colorado’s 2024 legislative session saw the passage of numerous laws that bolster employee protections and increase penalties for employers that violate key Colorado employment statutes. These recent updates continue the...more
Impact of the ADA on Business and Society - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has greatly expanded opportunities for disabled individuals, demanding significant adjustments from businesses to accommodate both physical...more