After waiting nearly a year for a decision that would have provided businesses with some much-needed clarity (and hopefully some relief), the Supreme Court tossed from its docket a case involving a legal “tester” who “surfed...more
12/6/2023
/ Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Mootness ,
Public Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more
10/9/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Certiorari ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Lateral Hiring ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court just agreed on Monday to weigh in on whether a private citizen can serve as a legal “tester” that goes from business to business looking for – and suing for – alleged violations of the Americans with...more
3/31/2023
/ Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Certiorari ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Hotels ,
Public Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
A federal appeals court has just provided some much-needed relief to businesses facing a barrage of website accessibility lawsuits alleging that their sites do not comply with the nation’s main disability discrimination...more
Chances are if you operate a business (public accommodation) that maintains a traditional brick-and-mortar location, then you are no stranger to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But just about every...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more
7/7/2017
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Church Plans ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Electronic Records ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Joint Employers ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Opinion Letter ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Public Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title III ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project ,
Uber ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Website Accessibility ,
White-Collar Exemptions
A federal court in Florida issued a potentially groundbreaking decision earlier this week that could open the floodgates when it comes to a new trend in litigation filed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
6/16/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Public Accommodation ,
Split of Authority ,
Title III ,
W3C ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
An increasing number of plaintiffs’ attorneys are targeting restaurants, bars, and retail establishments in urban areas for “drive-by” lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Despite its...more