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American Thinker An article offered by Russ Bynum at CNSnews.com detailed the difficulties and possible monetary losses hotel owners and municipalities with public pool facilities are facing as a deadline looms for compliance with a provision of the ADA legislation. |
Healthcare Global (press release)
Even so, you don’t have to be a Los Angeles employment attorney to get a grasp on the essential leave laws affecting California workers. Employees in every state can take advantage of both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and …
| Jackson sidewalk repairs delayed
Muncie Star Press City officials said Wednesday the state had sent local governments letters re-emphasizing the need for affirmative action and ADA compliance. The board of works opened bids for sidewalk repairs along West Jackson Street between McKinley Avenue and … |
| On the Spot: ADA rules on hotel room accessibility for disabled
The Justice Department’s ‘2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design’ provides specifics on what’s mandated by the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Question: I’m a disabled traveler who makes hotel reservations … |
| Carnegie will need to make changes for ADA compliance
Greene County Daily World Two problems exist for the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center’s historic status which means it faces an unusual problem in reaching Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. First, the former Margaret Cooper Library’s two-story construction, |
| Attica learns pool must meet ADA rules
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune … must be ADA accessible by the March date, but the White House issued a 60-day extension March 15 until May 15. The Department of Justice is considering a possible six-month extension for additional time for compliance, according to its website. |
| Dianne Feinstein’s Common Sense on Lawsuit Abuse
Fox and Hounds Daily (blog) According to the Los Angeles Times, Steinberg responded that while the legislature shares her concerns, a bill passed in 2008 allows businesses to come into compliance with the ADA law and makes it tougher to sue. However, frequent Fox and Hounds Daily … |
| Legal reform urged in US to fight against lawsuit abuse
Shanghai Daily (subscription) LOS ANGELES, April 4 (Xinhua) — The California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse gathered here Wednesday to call for legal reform as more Americans in the lawsuit-happy culture have realized the seriousness of the problem. |
| New ADA Standards Now in Effect: Is Your New York or New Jersey …
By Victor Kinon Business attorney Newark New York and New Jersey businesses should be aware that new regulations under the Americans With Disabilities Act took effect on March 15, 2012. The 2010 Standards for Accessible Design are intended to make … |
| Cash Depot: ATM – ADA Compliance Relief
Virtual-Strategy Magazine ADA Compliance for ATMs is a merchant responsibility. Cash Depot understands that the new ADA compliance laws are forcing some ATM owners to upgrade their current machines. As a business partner to their customers, they want to relieve some of that … |
| Yellowbank Road Sidewalk Repairs Underway As Part of Repaving Project
Patch.com Catherine Galioto Recent repairs that have been taking place on Yellowbank Road, just off Indian Hill Road, are part of a repaving project requiring sidewalks in that location to be ADA–compliant, according to township Engineer Robert Chankalian. |
| TPO plans to make trolley stops comply with ADA | city, tpo, comply …
By FELICIA KITZMILLER / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is hoping a newly completed draft plan to bring all Bay Town Trolley locations into ADA compliance will shield them from potentially costly federal citations. |
State Relaxes New Pool Regs
The Dispatch
OCEAN CITY — Hundreds of pools and spas in the resort area and thousands more across the state facing mandatory new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards got a little relief last week when the deadline for compliance was extended amid …
ADA: Stadium must comply
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Preliminary cost estimates to make the stadium ADA compliant could top $500000. Cochran said handicap accessible ramps have to be constructed, and special handicapped-accessible seats must be added. Towel stands have to be lowered in restrooms at the …
Bluefield working to make stadium ADA-compliant
State Journal
BLUEFIELD (AP) — Bluefield is facing a September deadline to bring a city-owned stadium into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The original deadline was April. City attorney Brian Cochran tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that the …
Jefferson City is preparing a transition plan for all city facilities to update its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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March 16, 2012
Summary of ADA Compliance Delay:
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Bluefield is facing a September deadline to bring a city-owned stadium into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
| TPO plans to make trolley stops comply with ADA | city, tpo, comply …
By FELICIA KITZMILLER / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is hoping a newly completed draft plan to bring all Bay Town Trolley locations into ADA compliance will shield them from potentially costly federal citations. |
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