Disability News
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Tenth Circuit Rejects EEOC Position on Retroactive Accommodation of Performance Issues
JD Supra
For years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and federal courts have acknowledged that employers do not have to excuse employee disciplinary violations because the employee later attributes such conduct to a disability. For example, if...
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Settlement Agreement: Mountain States Health Alliance
HCA, Owner of 100+ Hospitals, Sued for 'Inaccessible' Websites Violating ADA
Lexology
An established plaintiff disability law firm, Carlson Lynch, has sued HCA Holdings in federal court, alleging that websites operated by over 100 hospitals and health care facilities owned by HCA...
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February 1, 2017
New route-finding map...
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Ripon Advance
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) would relieve the financial burden on small businesses complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) while honoring the bill’s original intent....
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Retailers Seek to Improve Website Accessibility Following Surge of ADA claims
JD Supra
Retailers have faced a wave of demand letters and lawsuits recently alleging that their websites are inaccessible in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), despite the fact that the ADA...
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WCAG 2.0 AA Gains Prominence as Website Accessibility Standard
JD Supra
The U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) finalized a regulation this...