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New ‘fix-it’ bill offers small businesses more protection from ADA lawsuits

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 26, 2016

Small businesses protection from ADA lawsuits { Shop all Gender Neutral Bathroom Signs } SB 269 will allow businesses with less than 50 employees a grace period to correct “technical violations” before they are subject to statutory damages A new California law will soon go into effect giving some small business owners time to correct compliance issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Lawmakers in Sacramento have finally come to the aid of small business owners targeted by “predatory” ADA lawsuits. Legislators’ efforts to recognize the problem were rewarded recently when Governor Jerry Brown signed a bi-partisan bill that will...

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The Transgender Bathroom Debate and the Looming Title IX Crisis

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 25, 2016

Regional battles over the right of transgender people to access public bathrooms were elevated to national legal theatre.

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Where service and support animals are, and aren’t, allowed

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 25, 2016

As more people with physical and mental disabilities become aware of their rights, they’re attempting to bring service and emotional support animals wherever they go. But a confusing patchwork of federal and state laws governs where they must be allowed.

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Gender Is More Than Just Anatomy

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 16, 2016

THE showdown between the Justice Department and North Carolina officials over a new state law restricting bathroom access for transgender people has brought a question into sharp relief: Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination because of sex, also prohibit discrimination because of gender identity?

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Here’s Exactly What The Administration Is Saying About Transgender Students

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 16, 2016

“There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said in a statement. “This guidance gives administrators, teachers, and parents the tools they need to protect transgender students from peer harassment and to identify and address unjust school policies.”

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