It has been seven years since the Department of Justice issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on website compliance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
As the years have gone on without a final rulemaking, banks and credit unions are reporting a steady increase in the number of lawsuits filed against them for failure to comply with ADA regulations.
One credit union trade association recently wrote to the Justice Department to ask for progress, while the Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing titled “The Impact of Lawsuit Abuse on American Small Businesses and Job Creators” that touched on those themes. Read on for more about the incidents.
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