New Rules for Traveling with Animals
Bennett Glace
In recent years, uncertainty over the distinction between pets and the various types of service animals has led to much confusion and many viral moments. Who could forget the emotional support peacock who ruffled feathers on a United Airlines flight back in 2018?
With updates to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has clarified the distinction between service animals and pets. These changes are intended to protect the rights of disabled Americans, while eliminating unnecessary burden for airlines by cracking down on fraudulent claims from travelers.
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In December 2020, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) amended the small business size limit under the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program (section 1101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015). The rule, which goes into effect on January 13, 2021, increases the DBE gross receipts cap (averaged over the firm’s previous three fiscal years) to $26,290,000 for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) related work. This inflationary-based adjustment is an increase over the prior gross receipts cap of $23,980,000 enacted in 2015. The effect of this rule, which is “not considered a significant economic impact on a substantial number of size entities”, is to allow “some small businesses to continue to participate in the DBE programs by adjusting for inflation.” This adjustment should provide relief fo
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The United States Supreme Court has again granted a petition to examine standing in the context of class actions, specifically whether Article III of the Constitution permits members of a certified class to recover money damages when members of the certified class suffered no actual injury. This issue was presented to the Supreme Court after the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion and order in
Ramirez v. TransUnion LLC, 951 F.3d 1008 (9th Cir. 2020), finding absent class members in a class action brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) had Article III standing where it was undisputed that, in the case of the majority of the certified class members, allegedly inaccurate credit information was not disclosed to any third party. The Supreme Court’s consideration of the issues presented in