Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 10 – Website Accessibility
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Litigation Lessons for California Employers
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Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
DOJ’s Recent Guidance on Website Accessibility and the ADA — What Does It Tell Us? - The Consumer Finance Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: Mental Health Accommodations and Parity, Board Diversification Law Struck Down, Ban-the-Box Update - Employment Law This Week®
Creating Inclusive Work Environments for People with Disabilities with Lifelong Disability Rights Activist, Judith Heumann: On Record PR
#WorkforceWednesday: Remote Work and Reasonable Accommodations, Important Dates for Federal Contractors, Learn About AI - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Uptick, New York Limits Private Confidential Settlements, Anti-Harassment Training for Virtual World - Employment Law This Week®
Vaccine Mandate Requirement, First COVID-19 Remote Work Suit, Whistleblower Awards Top $1 Billion - Employment Law This Week®
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Advertising: ADA Compliance related to Websites and Mobile Applications
Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs
DE Talk | Improving Disability Employment Outcomes
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COVID-19: New York Travel Guidance, Related Disability FAQs, Reopening/Operating Procedures, School District Update
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
DE Talk: Disability Education & Accessibility: Overcoming the Digital Divide
DE Talk: Understanding Web Accessibility for Compliance & Recruitment
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. On the recent 34th anniversary of the ADA, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Karla Gilbride and U.S....more
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
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The W3C recently adopted Version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) which adds nine new success criteria for digital accessibility....more
On August 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its highly anticipated proposed changes to the regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Title II prohibits state and...more
The Proposal Has Implications for Potential Regulations of Business Websites Too - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the accessibility of state and local government...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) issues proposed website accessibility regulations applicable to state and local governments under Title II of the ADA....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Eleventh Circuit decision says amusement park operators must base rider eligibility requirements on actual risks and cannot simply adopt manufacturer recommendations, even when required by state law....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: AB 1757 would adopt WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the de facto standard for websites and mobile apps that can be accessed from California and impose liability for statutory damages on business establishments and...more
A recent “Dear Colleague” letter issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education (OCR) places colleges and universities on notice of recent enforcement...more
This past decade has seen a growing trend in lawsuits filed by both individuals and advocacy groups against public and private entities claiming disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for...more
In a joint “Dear Colleague” letter (DCL) released May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights teamed up with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to make the public aware of both...more
When one of our clients recently received nearly-identical demand letters from remote, unrelated, and unrepresented parties claiming website accessibility and threatening legal action for damages under the Americans with...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Its rules extend to websites of businesses open to the public, including wineries. Last...more
Preventing ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits - An increasing number of businesses are facing lawsuits alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). New York, in particular, has become a...more
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans “to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its Title II ADA regulation to provide technical standards to assist public entities in complying with their...more
On September 29, 2022, Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representative John Sarbanes introduced the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (“the Act”), a bill designed to ensure that websites and software apps are...more
On August 1, 2022, the California Court of Appeals issued an opinion that will put a stop to website accessibility discrimination cases against online-only businesses brought pursuant to the state’s Unruh Act. The case,...more
Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and fellow Partners Lori Sommerfield and Kim Phan, along with special guest Matt Ater from Vispero, as they discuss recent developments in website accessibility...more
To avoid running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released guidance to help employers using artificial...more
Employers should be aware that AI and other software tools may result in unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities in violation of the American with Disabilities Act - On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Department...more
On May 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance to caution employers about using artificial intelligence (“AI”) and software tools to make...more
Employers are more frequently relying on the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools to automate employment decision-making, such as software that can review resumes and “chatbots” that interview and screen job...more
Tune in to this week's DE Under 3 as our experts share the recent technical guidance issued by the EEOC and the Department of Justice on employer's use of artificial intelligence in the workplace; the upcoming EEOC hearing on...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have each issued substantively similar technical assistance documents explaining how employers’ use of algorithmic decision-making...more