Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the agency that administers and enforces federal workplace civil rights law, advanced numerous employee-friendly initiatives, with a...more
1/17/2025
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
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Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Harassment ,
Pay Data ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
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
7/22/2024
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Public Accommodation ,
Standing ,
Webinars ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
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
Depending on your industry, it may be commonplace for you as an employer to require medical examinations of employees for a specific purpose in order to ensure the safety and health of those employees. This often occurs, for...more
Our retail and hospitality clients often ask whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires their websites to be accessible for individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, as we have previously explained,...more
6/16/2017
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dominos ,
Public Accommodation ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Winn-Dixie Stores
OSHA has long enforced sanitation and accessibility standards for restrooms for workers – an idea that generally makes sense viewed as a health concern. In the last few years, however, new policies at the state and federal...more