Today’s blog entry is a discussion of the Department of Transportation rule published on March 12, 2024 entitled, “ensuring safe accommodation for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs,” here. As usual, the blog entry is divided into categories and
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Team Illinois Hockey Decided by the Illinois Supreme Court
Picture of Hockey helmet, puck, and stick (brown and black colors).
Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, Dr. Bob Emmons, a forensic psychiatrist, and I just published a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of…
SDNY Judge Gets Tough on Serial Website Plaintiffs
By Lotus Cannon and Minh Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: SDNY Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismisses with prejudice a website accessibility lawsuit with vague allegations about plaintiffs’ standing.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has been…
How To Make Your Workplace Accessible For Everyone
Oftentimes, companies look at disability support as a compliance matter, following ADA guidelines and offering additional support only when asked by an employee. However, many employees still feel hesitant to ask for accommodations, and by employers not being more…
Court Says Reasonable Accommodation Request Must Relate to Essential Job Functions, But Did it Really Have to Draw That Conclusion?
Today’s blog entry is one of those situations where I read a case and asked myself whether the court could have gotten to the same place more elegantly than the way it did. The case of the day is Bruno…
Kiosks and the ADA – evaluating the risk after Davis v Lab Corp
Circuit court decisions on ADA cases are sparse when compared to the number of suits filed, and cases involving self-service kiosks are rare, so it isn’t surprising the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Davis et al v. Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,…
Inaccessible Kiosks Can Cost You Big Time
Previously, we have blogged on a case involving Julian Vargas and the inaccessibility of kiosk equipment used by Quest diagnostics. It turns out that he is involved in a similar case involving Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings with another plaintiff,…
Ninth Circuit Green Lights Kiosk Accessibility Class Action
By Kristina Launey and Ashley Jenkins
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit paves the way for nationwide class action concerning the accessibility of healthcare check-in kiosks for individuals who are blind.
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
What EU Requirements For The 'S' In ESG Mean For US Companies
In 2023, the EU had a number of requirements come into effect that have a direct impact on U.S. businesses. These are directives focused on environmental, social and governance, commonly referred to as ESG, which all public companies are required to…
Murray v. UBS Securities and its Possible Impact Upon ADA Jurisprudence
The blog entry for the week is actually not an ADA case at all but it may have a substantial impact on the ADA universe. The case of the day is Murray v. UBS securities, LLC, a unanimous decision written…