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Labor/Employment

Jul. 18, 2018

The new frontier of website accessibility suits

Navigating the maze of complex requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act can prove to be a daunting task, and the risk of being sued for noncompliance has never been higher.

Christine Samsel

Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

Email: csamsel@bhfs.com

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Jonathan C. Sandler

Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

2049 Century Park E Ste 3550
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Phone: (310) 500-4600

Fax: (310) 500-4602

Email: jsandler@bhfs.com

Loyola Law School

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The new frontier of website accessibility suits
According to reports, over 800 federal lawsuits claiming lack of website accessibility were filed in 2017. (Shutterstock)

THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2018 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPLEMENT

Navigating the maze of complex requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act can prove to be a daunting task, and the risk of being sued for noncompliance has never been higher. For companies operating in California, the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Disabled Persons Act add further layers of exposure; ADA violations also constitute per se violations of the Unruh Act an...

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