Senate Bill 84 seeks to provide protections for small businesses under the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring warning letters before legal action on accessibility issues. Many businesses have encountered unexpected lawsuits from law firms, resulting in settlements around $10,000. The bill would grant businesses 120 days to address accessibility problems before facing lawsuits. It has already passed in the Senate but needs a committee hearing in the Assembly by Friday, or it will be abandoned. Advocates argue that not hearing this bill is anti-democratic and neglects small business concerns.
Senate Bill 84 would require potential plaintiffs to send warning letters to business owners and allow them to fix accessibility issues before they get sued.
Hundreds of small businesses on the Peninsula have been caught off-guard by law firms like Potter Handy that specialize in ADA lawsuits.
The National Federation of Independent Business said SB84 is common-sense protection for small businesses, giving them 120 days to fix issues.
To not give it one hearing in the Assembly is anti-democratic, according to NFIB California Director John Kabateck.
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