CLE on Developments involving the Americans With Disabilities Act

The ABA is sponsoring a CLE entitled, Recent Developments Related to the Americans with Disabilities Act: Resorts, Hotels, Communities for 1.5 CLE Credit Hours.The telephone seminar/audio webcast will be on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. Please click here for more information. A description of the program is provided below:

There have been significant developments under the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during the past two years. Amendments to the ADA enacted in 2008 became effective during this period. The Justice Department also issued new regulations under ADA that became effective during this period. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has increased its enforcement of the ADA, notably including a significant consent decree in an enforcement action against Hilton Worldwide, Inc. Most recently, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has resisted the Justice Department’s efforts to implement new standards that would require installation of lifts alongside virtually all public accommodation’s swimming pools in the country. This includes hotels, timeshares and condo hotels.