This registration form is for Thursday, December 5, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
This program was also presented on March 22, 2024 and April 10, 2024
| MCLE Credit | 2.0 |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 2.0 (all formats) |
This course will cover both discrimination claims in the employment context as well as accommodation claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public accommodations and in commercial facilities. It applies to businesses that qualify as places of public accommodation, and most businesses that regularly serve the public must comply with this law.
When the ADA was initially enacted, discrimination based on an individual’s disability largely occurred in person. Now, nearly everyone uses the Internet, and non-accessible websites can be a challenge for disabled users. Title III does not provide any regulatory guidance for websites or apps compliance, but it also does not expressly exclude online locations from its coverage. This program will provide an overview of Title III, examine the legal landscape for website accessibility, and help counsel to address legal risks in this area.
Registration Deadlines:
| Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
| Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Inclement Weather Policy and Updates.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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| 10:00 | Private Businesses and the ADA Accommodation Requirements |
| 12:00 | Adjourn |
Samantha Galina, Butler Curwood / Richmond
Amy E. Smith, Isler Dare, PC / Richmond
Samantha Galina, Butler Curwood / Richmond
Sam Galina is an associate with the firm Butler Curwood. She represents employees in individual and class employment cases in a wide array of matters including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act to name a few. Prior to joining Butler Curwood, she clerked for the Honorable Phillip L. Hairston and Honorable D. Eugene Cheek in Richmond Circuit Court. During law school, she served as the special assistant to the Governor’s Counsel under Governor Ralph Northam.
Amy E. Smith, Isler Dare, PC / Richmond
Amy E. Smith is a partner at IslerDare PC’s Richmond, Virginia office. Her practice focuses on representing employers in labor and employment matters. She regularly advises clients on traditional labor relations issues and regularly handles collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, union representation campaigns, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. Smith also provides advice and counsel to clients on all substantive employment law issues—including counseling and disciplining employees, employment policies, wage-hour issues, and employment and non-competition agreements—and represents employers in administrative charges and litigation. She also regularly provides training to clients on traditional labor relations, workplace investigations, and compliance with the Service Contract Act, the FMLA, the ADA, and other employment laws. She is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, Georgia, and Florida bars.
Ms. Smith graduated summa cum laude from Wesleyan College in 2006 and received her law degree in 2010 from the University of Georgia, where she was President of the Labor & Employment Law Association and served as a Conference Editor for The Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. After law school, she served as a law clerk to Georgia Superior Court Judge Tilman E. Self, III and the Honorable C. Ashley Royal of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Prior to joining IslerDare PC, she practiced both management and employee-side labor and employment law with firms in Savannah, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida.
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