As part of his last legislative act of 2019, Governor Newsom signed 18 housing-related bills into law in an attempt to alleviate California’s housing crisis. This package included Senate Bill (“SB”) 329, which prohibits...more
11/7/2019
/ FEHA ,
Governor Newsom ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Public Assistance ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Section 8 ,
Tenants ,
Trump Administration
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
3/29/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Goods or Services ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Software ,
Title I ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Under current California law, commercial real property owners are required to state in every lease agreement whether the property leased has undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (“CASp”) and, if so, whether...more
There has been a proliferation of ADA lawsuits alleging that websites are not accessible to the blind or deaf. Individuals who are blind or have low vision may require assistive devices and specialized software to access the...more
7/18/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Website Accessibility