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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: House approves ADA amendment to protect businesses"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cce6e9d1-88d7-4326-8885-5c16e108d51d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-house-approves-ada-amendment-to-protect-businesses-2705602
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-02-16T20:15:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:17.148Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: House approves ADA amendment to protect businesses

**TL;DR:** The House passed an amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act to protect businesses from 'drive-by lawsuits' by requiring written notice and a 120-day compliance period. The National Restaurant Association supports the amendment, while disability advocates argue it would remove the need for businesses to comply with ADA laws.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-house-approves-ada-amendment-to-protect-businesses-2705602).*

## Story

In an effort to protect businesses from "drive-by lawsuits", the House passed an amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act. A recent Nation's Resturant News article stated that the amendment would require those who might sue businesses over an ADA violation to provide the business a written notice detailing the issue and allow the business 60 days to make a plan and an additional 60 days to execute the plan.

Cicely Simpson, executive vice president of public affairs for the National Restaurant Association, hailed passage of the bill in the House, saying, “Small businesses across the country, including restaurants, are being unfairly targeted by drive-by lawsuits alleging ADA violations for the sole purpose of extracting costly legal settlements and attorney’s fees. This common-sense legislation restores integrity to the ADA by improving access while simultaneously preventing well-meaning business owners from being victimized by abusive lawsuits.”

Disability advocates argue the amendment would remove the need for businesses to comply with the ADA laws.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- regulation (topic)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- House (regulator)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (regulator)
- ada amendment (topic)
- drive-by lawsuits (topic)
- disability rights (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-house-approves-ada-amendment-to-protect-businesses-2705602). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cce6e9d1-88d7-4326-8885-5c16e108d51d).