By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Biden DOJ Civil Rights Division has been much more active than its predecessor in enforcing Title III of the ADA and supporting plaintiffs in pending litigation.
As we predicted in January, the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Biden Administration has been very busy. In the nine months
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Seyfarth Synopsis: Reopening businesses must quickly prepare for customers claiming the ADA exempts them from face mask requirements.
Business re-opening their doors to serve customers have many issues to consider, and now they must add to their list customers refusing to wear masks because of a claimed disability.
Many businesses are now requiring customers to
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The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week issued historic new regulations that require federal contractors and subcontractors to — for the first time — adopt quantifiable hiring goals for individuals with disabilities. Of relevance to this blog, flying under the radar in the final regulation but big news to those of us who have
Continue Reading Federal Contractors: New OFCCP Regulation Does Not Mandate That Online Application Websites Be Accessible to People with Disabilities.