While Far from a Knockout, the Southern District of New York Strikes a Blow...
It is no secret that businesses have long been awaiting a court decision that would help stem the surging tide of website accessibility cases – over a thousand of which have been filed in the Southern...
View ArticleRetail Roundtable Event Hosted by EBG in New York City
Please join Nathaniel M. Glasser, Elizabeth K. McManus, Jeremy M. Brown, and Joshua A. Stein for an engaging and informative discussion of topical labor and employment issues facing all retailers. The...
View ArticleAs Summer Approaches, the SDNY Once Again Provides Hope for Businesses...
While businesses have long grown weary of the plaintiff bar’s seemingly endless stream of website accessibility lawsuits, it appears that judges in the SDNY may be increasingly feeling the same way....
View ArticleUpdated Job Accommodation Network Toolkit Available for Disability...
Employers seeking information about potential reasonable accommodations, and tips on the interactive process, can turn to the newly updated Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Toolkit. The Department of...
View ArticleAs the Holidays Approach, the Latest Wave of ADA Cases Challenge the Absence...
While the seemingly endless wave of website accessibility cases filed by serial plaintiffs shows no signs of abating (a situation not helped by the United States’ Supreme Court’s denial of Domino’s...
View ArticleThe Eastern District of New York Provides Businesses an Early Holiday Gift in...
For businesses growing weary of the seemingly perpetual wave of serial ADA claims (e.g., website accessibility; gift card accessibility), thanks to recent a decision issued by a federal judge in the...
View ArticleNo Mask, No Service? ADA Considerations for Business Owners Requiring Face...
As numerous jurisdictions now mandate citizens wear face masks in public, many retailers have begun requiring customers to cover their faces as a safety measure to mitigate against the spread of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Accessibility Issues as ADA Turns 30
As summer kicks into high gear, and the Americans with Disabilities Act’s 30th anniversary looms large at the end of this month, businesses in many jurisdictions are in the process of gradually...
View ArticleThe Eleventh Circuit Finally Breaks Its Silence on Website Accessibility –...
After keeping us waiting with baited breath for several years, the Eleventh Circuit finally broke its silence – issuing its long-anticipated ruling in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, holding that websites...
View ArticleIt’s a New Day? EDNY District Court Deviates from Peers Holding That...
Last week, in Winegard v. Newsday LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a decision that may finally tee up the issue of website accessibility to be directly addressed...
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