On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would make it harder for people to take advantage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Under Senate Bill 269, small businesses with less than 50 employees would have time to fix access violations. Small businesses can hire a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) and would have 120 days to fix any violations. If the business was being sued, they would have 15 days to address those violations. The legislation also requires local governments to inform businesses of changing ADA laws.
Assemblymember Kristin Olsen, who helped write the bill, says 40% OF ADA lawsuits are filed in California, yet only 12 percent of the national disabled community lives in the state. She’s hoping to reform ADA laws to increase access but protect local small businesses from “frivolous and abusive lawsuits.”
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