By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
20 September 2008
Hospitality Lawyer: Big changes proposed to the ADA look to be very expensive and cause lots of litigation.
The Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA was enacted by Congress almost 18 years ago in 1990 and is the "law of the land." Few would argue with the basic purpose of the ADA, to make "places of public accommodation" accessible to those with disabilities. But now, the Department of Justice (or DOJ), which administers this law, is proposing new ADA Rules that have caught many in the hospitality industry napping. It's a good thing the smart people at the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) are wide awake and have proposed the DOJ make revisions that address the realities of the industry. But what the final rules will look like is unknown.
Our hotel lawyers have great experience in defending ADA claims, and we have covered quite a bit of important ground about the ADA here on www.HotelLawBlog.com (see http://hotellaw.jmbm.com/ada/), with some important tips on avoiding costly liabilities from experienced veterans who have defended more than 200 ADA cases. Once again, it's time to put the ADA on your watchlist of issues that can affect you, your guests and your business. When the new rules go into affect you will want to be ready to draw up your game plan. Because you won't believe what they want to do with ADA.
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