What must a private business do to ensure that its website complies with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires that places of public accommodation provide “full and equal enjoyment” to individuals with disabilities?
Continue Reading 9th Circuit Reverses ADA Ruling Favorable to Businesses
The DOJ announced last November that it again was delaying the target date for publishing its proposed website regulations for state and local governments to December 2014, and its proposed website regulations for public accommodations until June 2015.
Continue Reading Five Reasons Why Businesses Should Take Steps Now To Make Their Websites Accessible
When it comes to disabled access and the Americans with Disabilities Act, it’s not just ramps and restrooms anymore. Now plaintiffs, the U.S. Department of Justice and disability rights groups are looking beyond brick-and-mortar issues and are seeking accessibility to company websites, particularly those websites where business is transacted.
President Obama recently nominated Victoria A. Lipnic for a seat on the five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Lipnic is Republican, with an extensive background in employment law. During the prior Administration, she served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards from 2002-2009. In that capacity, Lipnic oversaw the Department of Labor’s largest agency, and led the teams that revised the Part 541 overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations.
Continue Reading Three New EEOC Commissioners Recently Nominated
Companies doing business in California, particularly retailers, should be aware of a recent revision to the California Financial Code that sets out new accessibility requirements for point-of-sale devices. A point-of-sale device includes any device used by a customer for the purchase of a good or service with a debit, credit or cash card where a personal identification number (PIN) is required. Continue Reading Deadline Approaching for California Retailers to Address Accessibility Issues for Point-of-Sale Devices