A free Web seminar explaining how California businesses can reduce their disability access lawsuits is being offered by CalBizCentral and presented by the California Chamber of Commerce.
The live Webinar focuses on SB 1608: What California’s New Accessibility Law Reforms Mean to California Employers. The half-hour Webinar, set for 10 a.m. Feb. 19, will outline how the new law can help businesses and illustrate the new protections the law creates for employers.
One new tool is a process where business owners can use state-certified disability access specialists (CASps) to ensure their building is in compliance.
California recently posted a list of certified, state-licensed inspectors who can confirm that a business location meets applicable accessibility standards or help a business quickly make changes to do so. Passing one of these inspections or even making good faith progress toward doing so may help a business avert an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/accessibility lawsuit.
Some topics to be covered include common pitfalls and emerging claims; California’s new state-licensed CASp inspectors; how CASp inspectors can confirm that a business meets appropriate accessibility standards; how a CASp inspection can provide protections if a business does get served with a lawsuit; the new law’s major reforms to ADA/accessibility litigation in California; new strategies for dealing with ADA/accessibility claims; limitations to the protections of CASp inspections; new parking area changes that were required July 1, 2008, and why so many businesses failed to comply.
To register or get more information, visit www.calbizcentral.com/training or call (800) 331-8877.
