The Unruh Civil Rights Act: Fundamentals and Recent Developments

California's Unruh Civil Rights Act reaches nearly every business open to the public, and its guarantee of full and equal access keeps driving litigation across the state. This half hour walks through the essentials of the statute, the categories it protects, the conduct it prohibits, and the way it interacts with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other access laws. The presenter draws on disability access defense experience to explain how the Act works in practice, where the risks lie, and recent developments.