U.S. Department
of Justice
Disability Rights Cases
Next Step Healthcare LLC
On April 28, 2022 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts reached a settlement agreement with Next Step Healthcare LLC., under Title III of the ADA, to resolve the allegation that the complainant was discriminated against in their application for admission to the facility based on the use of medications for Opioid Use Disorder. The agreement includes adoption of a non-discrimination policy, training of staff, written notification to the Department of future complaints, and $92,383.00 as a civil penalty.
Faux Ever Beauty
On April 18, 2022, the United States (through the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois) reached a resolution of an allegation that a salon in Countryside, Illinois, refused to provide an eyebrow microblading procedure to an individual with HIV. The agreement includes adoption of a non-discrimination policy, training of staff, review by the Department of any relevant policies or procedures, removal of language from it's website about excluding individuals with certain disabilities, reports to the Department when an individual is not accepted as a client due to a medical condition, and $4,500 in compensatory damages for the individual.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
On April 11, 2022, the United States executed a settlement agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the nation's largest retail pharmacy, under Title III of the ADA regarding the accessibility of its vaccine registration portal. The agreement will ensure that people with disabilities (including those with vision disabilities who use screen readers and those who have difficulty using a mouse) can privately and independently get information about COVID-19 vaccinations and book their vaccination appointments online. Under the agreement, CVS will make content about the COVID-19 vaccine, including the forms for scheduling an appointment to get the vaccine, conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Version 2.1, Level AA.