Posts tagged ADA
The Right to Safe Work: How COVID-19 Reveals Socioeconomic Gaps in Workers’ Protection Laws
The Right to Safe Work: How COVID-19 Reveals Socioeconomic Gaps in Workers’ Protection Laws

As of mid-2021, the United States is struggling with a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic amid reports that the new Delta variant of the virus can infect fully vaccinated individuals. Consequently, many nonessential workers are hesitant to return to their workplaces in person. Their concerns about workplace safety during the pandemic’s resurgence call for legal scholars and policymakers to revisit the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 (OSH Act), which requires employers to ensure that workplaces are “free of recognized harms” and entitles employees to file a complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) without retaliation from their employer.

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Ilana GutOSHA, COVID-19, Vaccines, Labor Law, Employees, Employers, Workplace Safety, Workplace Discrimination, ADA
The Internet as a Place of Public Accommodation: Are Business Websites Required to Be ADA Compliant?
The Internet as a Place of Public Accommodation: Are Business Websites Required to Be ADA Compliant?

While businesses cite costs of accessibility and legal fees as reasons to not ensure their sites’ ADA compliance, it is crucial to consider lawmakers’ intentions when evaluating relevant cases. In order to achieve the ADA’s initial intent to ensure full inclusion of Americans with disabilities, especially in the age of technological advances, local and federal courts must rule that the ADA does indeed apply to business websites, particularly when they are providing a service available to the general public.

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fall 2019Katy BrennanAccessibility, ADA, Accommodation, Internet, BusinessComment