| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 (Ethics: 0.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 0.0 |
| Designation Credit: | 2.0 Trial Practice/Litigation |
| Price: | $149 (Includes a downloadable audio version.) |
| Viewable Through: | 03/31/2027 |
$149.00 (or 2 Bundle Credits)
A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the March 2024 webcast, Private Businesses and the ADA Accommodation Requirements.
This course covers 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 provides an overview of Title III, examines the legal landscape for website accessibility, and helps counsel to address legal risks in this area.
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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