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HILL v. STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Commercial Services & Supplies /

Plaintiff Name: Pamela Hill Filing date: December 21, 2020 State of filing: California Defendant Name: Stanley Black and Decker Website: www.stanleysecuritysolutions.com Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies Summary: Stanley Black and Decker is a multinational conglomerate with numerous business lines including, at issue here, Stanley Security Services, a security and monitoring service for commercial entities. Case […]

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5 Things Business Owners Should Know Website Accessibility And Compliance

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It does not matter if you are a local restaurant, hotel, hospital, auto repair, law firm, a large company or Rihanna, you are vulnerable to being sued over your website not being accessible to people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was one of the landmark pieces of legislation for disabled people, guaranteeing

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A.D.A Website lawsuits are on a rise. What should you know?

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The number of businesses being sued over their website not being compliant has skyrocketed! There were over 4,000 lawsuits in 2018 and we are on pace to triple, quadruple that or more! In 2012, President Obama extended the American’s with Disability Act to include websites. In 2017, under Governor Jerry Brown, California extended the Unruh

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Are Websites Covered Under Title III?

Title III and ADA Complaint Websites /

The ADA was enacted prior to widespread use of the internet by individuals and businesses. Therefore, Title III and DOJ regulations do not specifically address the internet or provide guidelines for website compliance.

On September 25, 2018, Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd responded to the June 20 letter confirming DOJ’s earlier position that the ADA applies to the websites of public accommodations. He stated that the DOJ’s “interpretation is consistent with the ADA’s Title III requirement that the goods, services, privileges, or activities provided by places of public accommodation be equally accessible to people with disabilities.” Boyd also stated that, “absent the adoption of specific technical requirements for websites through rulemaking, public accommodations have flexibility in how to comply with the …

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