Americans with Disabilities Act ADA News and Case Law Update

Banks updating ATMs to meet ADA requirements
McPherson Sentinel
Brewer and employees at nearly every bank and credit union across the country realized a heft to-do list following the adoption of new rules and regulations for ATMs from the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act. The new complaince requirements are …

Okaloosa reaches partial settlement in disabilities suit (DOCUMENTS)
The Northwest Florida Daily News
SHALIMAR — Okaloosa County has reached a partial settlement with a man who filed a lawsuit five years ago to force the courthouse annex to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Wayne Smith, who is confined to a wheelchair, sued the county …

Housing project residents file suits
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The suit filed in US District Court claims the authority failed to meet standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. Victor Geminiani, executive director of Lawyers for Equal Justice, who is representing the residents, …

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Obama Declares Half of American Workers Disabled
Fox News (blog)
That’s because sweeping new regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offer new guidelines on the issue of how to define “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA, originally passed in 1990 and updated by …

Fox News (blog)
Tax incentives available for hiring the disabled
Lehigh Acres Citizen
By PAUL RENDINE We’re continuing to write about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In the last column, we described the ADA, while providing a more specific review of what each of its five Titles actually covers. Now I want to talk about and …

High court to decide if religious school allowed ADA ‘ministerial exception’
Business Insurance
She then filed suit, claiming discrimination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. A lower court agreed with the school that it was entitled to a “ministerial exception” to the ADA and dismissed the case. However, in its unanimous …

McNeese ordered to pay $1.3M to lawyers (3/28)
The American Press (blog)
… to lawyers who handled a civil rights case filed 10 years ago in an attempt to force the university to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Attorney Seth Hopkins, who has been involved with the case for its entirety, was given $1053984. …

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