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NRA, NCCR support ADA lawsuit bill.

Publication: Nation's Restaurant News
Publication Date: 24-FEB-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association and National Council of Chain Restaurants hope that the third time is the charm for legislation aimed at protecting businesses from "frivolous' or 'gratuitous lawsuits sparked by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

If House bill 728 becomes law, restaurateurs and other business owners would have to be notified of alleged violations of the 1 2-year-old ADA and given 90 days to correct infractions before a lawsuit could be filed against them.

Called the "ADA Notification Act," the bill by Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., has been endorsed by both the NRA and NCCR. The legislation is modeled after Foley's earlier and unsuccessful H.R. 3590 from 2000 and H.R. 914 from 2001.

"We applaud Rep. Foley for...

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