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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Revisiting the Second Circuit’s ADA Lawsuit Standard

In June 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided the matter of Calcano v. Swarvoski North America Ltd. In Calcano, Plaintiffs, who are visually impaired, filed an Americans with Disabilities Act...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The ADA and Your Website A Guide to Website Accessibility Claims

Most employers know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires reasonable accommodations of employees’ disabilities. However, this prohibition is...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Eleventh Circuit Has Ruled that Websites Are Not Places of Public Accommodation-Unless Congress Says So

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In a recent landmark ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that websites are not places of public accommodation within the meaning of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In a 2-1 decision,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Times They Are A Changin’… and Your Website Terms and Policies Should Too

It is a good time to review your website and its accompanying terms and conditions and privacy policies. From year to year, the legal landscape evolves with changes being driven by technological advancements, shifting...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Beyond Title III: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Filed Alleging Inaccessible Online Employment Applications

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs who pursued numerous web accessibility actions under Title III of the ADA are now using website accessibility to test the limits of a different area of law – employment law – California’s Fair...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - September 2017

Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Urgent Question: Does Your Website Accommodate Disabled Users?

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Your business, school or enterprise has an obligation under the law to accommodate handicapped people in accessing your facilities. As more business moves to the Web, the U.S. Justice Department is increasingly finding that...more

Perkins Coie

ADA Claims Coming for Retailers This Holiday Season for Inaccessible Websites

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The Department of Justice takes the position that websites are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More claims are being filed by plaintiffs targeting retailers whose websites are inaccessible to consumers...more

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