Topic
Website Accessibility
574 published works
Ohio Employment Law Matters
Rate of 2019 Filing of Website Accessibility Lawsuits on Track to Top 2018
The rate of lawsuits filed in federal courts related to website and app accessibility has now hit a rate of one-an-hour—that’s 8 per day, 40 per week, and possibly over…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
The Next Wave of Accessibility Litigation in the Retail Industry: Braille Gift Cards
By Ryan P. Phair, M. Brett Burns, Torsten M. Kracht
For the past few years, retailers have been confronted with a tidal wave of litigation alleging that their websites are inaccessible in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).…
Employment Law Worldview
US Supreme Court Leaves Standards of Website Accessibility Ambiguous, Vexing Businesses
Employers already are (or should be) familiar with their obligations not to discriminate against and to reasonably accommodate employees and applicants with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Federal Website Access Lawsuit Numbers Increase 7 Percent in 2019, With Possible Bump from Supreme Court Denial of Cert in Domino’s
By Kristina M. Launey and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Website accessibility lawsuit filings in federal court in 2019 are on track to exceed 2018. Will we see an increase…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
The SCOTUS Decides Not To Grant Certiorari in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza
The much-anticipated decision from the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Domino’s Pizza’s Petition for Certiorari is in. On October 7, 2019, the SCOTUS denied review of a decision from the…
Consumer Finance Monitor
This week’s podcast: Website accessibility: What are the risks and how to address them?
In this podcast, we discuss the obligation of businesses to make websites accessible to persons with disabilities under federal and state law; enforcement, private litigation and other risks of non-compliance;…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
What is the Domino’s Website Case Really About?
October 18, 2019 | Civil Rights Recently, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal regarding a pizza ordering website which was not accessible to blind people. But…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Whether Commercial Websites and Mobile Apps Subject to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”)
The ADA was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities. It did not include express rules about access to websites and mobile apps. But that hasn’t stopped…
Carmody @ Work
Are Your Website and Mobile App Accessible under the ADA?
In 2018, website accessibility lawsuits increased by 177%. Website accessibility lawsuits can arise when people with disabilities cannot use a company’s website because it does not use current technology. Businesses…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Supreme Court Passes On a Case That Likely Would Have Clarified the Scope of the ADA Regarding Access to Private Businesses’ Virtual Platforms
By Jason P. Brown, Robert T. Quackenboss
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on October 8 that likely would have clarified the scope of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to…