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Governor Signs Garment Manufacturer, Wage Theft, and Other Employment-Related Bills

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, September 27, Governor Newsom signed a number of employment-related bills, including bills aimed at combatting wage theft and wage/hour violations by garment manufacturers, all of which go into...more

Warehouse Quota Bill Signed, Agricultural Worker Card Check Bill Vetoed

Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Gavin Newsom has approved AB 701, which will impose notice and other requirements on employers of employees subject to quotas in large California warehouse distribution centers, and has vetoed AB...more

California Governor Takes Action to Combat Emotional Support Animal Fraud

Seyfarth Synopsis: California enacts new law, effective January 1, 2022, to crack down on fraudulent emotional support dogs....more

California Legislative Update: California Employers Await Newsom’s Bill-Signing Results

Seyfarth Synopsis: While the second half of the 2020-21 legislative session saw comparatively fewer employment-related bills than in previous years, those that made it to Governor Newsom’s desk carry some hefty obligations....more

ADA Title III Federal Mid-Year Lawsuit Numbers at an All-Time High

Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuit filings in federal courts on pace for a record year. Regular readers will doubtless recall that 2020 was a down year (but just barely) for lawsuits filed in federal court alleging...more

Health Care Workers In a World of Pure Vaccination

Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 5, 2021, California’s Public Health Department ordered “health care” workers to provide proof that they received their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by September 30, 2021. Unlike the July 26,...more

California Legislative Update: House Of Origin Deadline Unplugs Employment Bills

Seyfarth Synopsis: While the Buggles took creative liberties when they claimed that Video Killed The Radio Star, the House of Origin deadline axed a number of employment-related bills. California legislators began this...more

Winn Dixie Saga Continues: Eleventh Circuit Actively Considering Rehearing Request

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent order from the Eleventh Circuit signals that the court is seriously considering a rehearing in Gil v. Winn-Dixie....more

Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2020 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull

Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2020 jumped a surprising 12% over 2019, in spite of a mid-year pandemic dip in filings....more

Didn’t He Just Veto This? Governor Signs Right-To-Recall Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a surprise move, and despite vetoing a strikingly similar measure only months ago when the pandemic was closer to its zenith, Governor Newsom on April 16, 2021 signed a measure requiring hospitality...more

Renewed Attempt at ADA Web Accessibility Legislation

Seyfarth Synopsis: Congressmen Budd, Hudson, and Correa reintroduce the Online Accessibility Act which would govern the application of the ADA to websites and mobile applications. ...more

Legislative Update: Paid Leave and Accommodation Tops 2021 Legislative Year

Seyfarth Synopsis: Headlining the number of employment-related bills California legislators introduced by the February 19th deadline are those that would extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and provide other leaves...more

The Pandemic Slowed 2020 Federal ADA Title III Filings But 2021 May Be a Record Breaker

Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits filed in 2020 fell slightly from last year’s high, but still topped 10,000 for the second time since we started tracking these lawsuits in 2013....more

Criticisms of “Quick-Fix” Website Accessibility Products Highlighted in New Lawsuit

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recently-filed lawsuit recently contains a lengthy critical report by a digital accessibility consultant of accessibility issues created by an accessibility widget. ...more

Crystal Ball 2021: Our Predictions for the ADA Title III Legal Landscape

Seyfarth Synopsis: We predict 2021 will be a very busy year for ADA Title III lawsuits.  Here is our take on the types of cases public accommodations can expect to face....more

How Will DOJ Enforce Title III of the ADA in a Biden Administration?

Seyfarth Synopsis: A Biden Administration DOJ will likely bring higher engagement and more aggressive enforcement on ADA Title III issues....more

Pen Down, Governor Newsom: California’s Newest Employment Laws

Seyfarth Synopsis: September 30 was Governor Newsom’s last day to sign or veto bills the Legislature passed by its August 31 deadline. Some new laws—including COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave and workers’ compensation...more

Ninth Circuit Announces Legal Framework for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal Claims Under ADA

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals adopts a burden-shifting framework for analyzing claims involving the removal of pre-ADA barriers which requires the plaintiff to “plausibly show how the cost of removing...more

Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part XVII: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for All Coming to California Later This Week

Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, which requires private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave to their...more

AB 1867: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for All

Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, which requires private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave to their...more

Federal ADA Title III Lawsuit Numbers Drop 15% for the First Half of 2020 But a Strong Rebound Is Likely

Seyfarth synopsis: Businesses enjoyed a brief reprieve in ADA Title III lawsuits while the country was shut down but the rest of the year will most likely be business as usual....more

A Second California State Court Judge Says the ADA Covers Online-Only Businesses

Seyfarth Synopsis: California state courts are becoming an even friendlier jurisdiction for plaintiffs filing lawsuits about allegedly inaccessible websites....more

California State Courts Continue to Issue Pro-Plaintiff Decisions in Website Accessibility Cases

Seyfarth Synopsis: A second California Court of Appeal rules that websites with a nexus to a physical place of business are covered by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, while a California trial court insists...more

Reopening Businesses Face Customer Pushback on Mask Requirements Under ADA

Seyfarth Synopsis: Reopening businesses must quickly prepare for customers claiming the ADA exempts them from face mask requirements. ...more

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