Second Lemoore business hit with ADA lawsuit
Hanford Sentinel
The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce is planning its next steps after another business was served with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit this week.
Austin business owners concerned over disability access lawsuits
KXAN.com
It all started with a thick letter in the mail, for dozens of South Austin businesses this year. We are suing you in federal court for violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the letters stated, in essence.
Disability accommodations often include health care providers
NewsOK.com
Q: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and some employers still find it challenging to understand their rights and responsibilities in regard to employees with disabilities, especially those with mental disabilities. What steps does an employer take to engage in the interactive accommodation process with a person with a mental disability?
What the hospitality industry needs to know about website accessibility guidelines?
Lexology
Do private businesses, including restaurants, hotels and travel businesses who offer services to the public through their website (i.e., sell a product or service on the website) have to make their websites accessible to persons with disabilities? While the answer to that question is almost certainly “yes,” it has still not been conclusively answered by either Congress or the California State Legislature. What we do know is that such businesses can be sued for having an inaccessible website, and that it makes sense to take all readily achievable efforts to meet the website accessibility standards as described herein.
Fake Cover Letters Reveal Disability Job Bias
Employers — especially at small companies — are far less likely to respond to job seekers with disabilities, according to findings from a field test looking at thousands of applications.
Using fake cover letters, researchers found that job applicants who mention a disability are 26 percent less likely to hear back from employers, according to findings reported in a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.