Litigation surrounding the accessibility of online services continues to evolve. On January 15, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the website and mobile app of Domino's Pizza must comply with...more
1/21/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dominos ,
Due Process ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Courts across the country have increasingly held that the websites of certain businesses that provide goods and services to the public are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...more
12/13/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Public Accommodation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Most websites for housing providers and other businesses should be accessible to individuals with disabilities. But how is this enforced? ...more
10/9/2018
/ Affordable Housing ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Community Development ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Failure to Comply ,
Housing Market ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Businesses, including various employers and financial service providers, continue to face potential litigation over the accessibility of their websites to individuals with disabilities. ...more
Employers across the country continue to face potential litigation over the accessibility of their websites to individuals with disabilities. The increase in website accessibility litigation under the Americans with...more
8/24/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Public Accommodation ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Winn-Dixie Stores
BarBri, Inc., a provider of review courses and materials for law school graduates preparing for the bar exam, earlier this month entered into a consent decree to resolve claims that its online and app-based content was not...more
2/1/2018
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Consent Decrees ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Law School ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Courses ,
Online Education ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) rescinded 25 guidance documents that the department deemed unnecessary, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper....more
1/4/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Guidance Update ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Service Animals ,
Title II ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration
Two federal courts in New York recently joined the growing list of those finding that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does apply to websites. Both courts denied motions to dismiss by businesses that had...more
On July 20, the Trump Administration posted its first Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. For the first time, the Agenda included a list of “inactive” actions to notify the public of regulations “still...more
8/3/2017
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Following a two-day bench trial, a federal judge in Florida issued a decision on June 12, 2017, finding that the website of grocer Winn-Dixie must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because the website is...more
6/30/2017
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Grocery Stores ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Public Accommodation ,
Rewards Programs ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Winn-Dixie Stores
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Kent State University (KSU) reached a $145,000 settlement over claims of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) on January 4, 2016. In 2014, DOJ initiated a lawsuit against...more