Five new lawsuits were recently filed against hotels under the recently-effective pool lift regulation. Four of the lawsuits were filed on June 14 in federal court in Minneapolis and a fifth in ...

A loosely written new federal requirement that by May 21 all public pools must be outfitted with permanent wheelchair lifts — if readily achievable — has caused confusion among local hotel operators.

The Aloha Hotel in Palm Springs does not have a pool lift, a device to help disabled guests into the swimming pool. Neither do a number of hotels across the Coachella Valley. This is why 35 hotels – ...