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.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the ...

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 ...

Just saw two new lawsuits filed against hotels under the recently-effective pool lift regulation. Both lawsuits were filed on May 20—one in federal court in Minneapolis against a national hotel chain ...