Kristen D Perkins

October 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Article III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against disabled persons in the full and equal enjoyment of public accommodation. When a website is considered a place of public accommodation, the website must be accessible to people with disabilities.

By Kristen D. Perkins and Paige S. Newman

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December 14, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Website accessibility lawsuits continue to increase nationwide and here in Florida. Nearly every business sector has faced such lawsuits. Florida ranks first in the number of website accessibility suits filed in federal court this year.

By Kristen D. Perkins

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May 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In February of this year, a Florida appeals court upheld a decision by Gov. Rick Scott's administration that Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees. In terms of the law, the decision was hardly revolutionary. It did, however, highlight the importance of properly classifying workers. Indeed, failure to properly classify workers can have staggering financial consequences for a business that operates on a model that relies heavily on a large number of independent contractors, write attorneys Kristen D. Perkins and Jason J. Oliveri.

By Commentary by Kristen D. Perkins and Jason J. Oliveri

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