Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 10 – Website Accessibility
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[WEBINAR] Creating an Accessible City
Regardless of the industry, most business owners are familiar with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibiting disability discrimination in the employment context and enforced by the Equal Employment...more
Seyfarth synopsis: Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of these proposed guidelines and file comments by November 4, 2024....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The decline in ADA Title III lawsuits that began in 2022 comes to a halt in 2024 and California retakes its mantle of “national filing hotspot.”...more
There are various state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination against disabled individuals. The best known of these is the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which requires that places of public accommodation be...more
The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals concerning employment, housing, education, healthcare, and...more
As in years past, the number of lawsuits filed against hotels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) has continued to rise...more
The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
Colorado’s 2024 legislative session saw the passage of numerous laws that bolster employee protections and increase penalties for employers that violate key Colorado employment statutes. These recent updates continue the...more
Impact of the ADA on Business and Society - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has greatly expanded opportunities for disabled individuals, demanding significant adjustments from businesses to accommodate both physical...more
On June 24, 2024, a new DOJ rule will go into effect requiring state and local entities and their private contractors to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA digital accessibility standards for web content and mobile apps made available...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022....more
Class action lawsuits have been on a record-setting upward trend in recent years and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing. According to the Duane Morris Class Action Review 2024, settlement numbers reached unprecedented...more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill significantly amending the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) on May 15, 2024. The MHRA, otherwise known as Minnesota’s anti-discrimination statute, already prohibited discrimination...more
Two recent decisions by the Minnesota Court of Appeals will impact Minnesota businesses facing potential discrimination claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). In Andrea Anderson v. Aitkin Pharmacy Services, LLC,...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
Website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act has been a subject of much litigation for private entities. Recent changes applying to public entities may give...more
For several years, consumers have flooded the Western District of Pennsylvania (“WDPA”) with Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) compliance lawsuits, alleging that companies are violating the ADA because their websites...more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent release of an advance copy of its final rule on website accessibility for state and local governments under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides a...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
A Puerto Rico federal court holding reminds us that an animal that performs work or tasks for a person with a psychiatric disability – such as identifying the onset of a panic attack and taking action to mitigate its effect –...more
On Monday April 8, 2024, Attorney General Merrick Garland signed the final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications (apps) for people...more
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability by “public accommodations.” The explosion of online commerce has forced the question: Does Title III apply to websites?...more
Listen to Episode 10 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, Karel Mazanec and Nicholas Reiter talk to host Shahin Rothermel about website accessibility. Check out the episode....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: SDNY Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismisses with prejudice a website accessibility lawsuit with vague allegations about plaintiffs’ standing....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit paves the way for nationwide class action concerning the accessibility of healthcare check-in kiosks for individuals who are blind....more