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.

— -- Many hotels are faced with making improvements to pools by Thursday or falling out of compliance with the latest accessibility laws for disabled people. Hoteliers must have pool lifts to ...

It's not closing time yet for Southern Nevada's famed pool parties. The Strip's hotel-casinos got a reprieve from a federal regulation that could require them to close their pools while making ...

BATAVIA — People supported by Arc GLOW can safely participate in aquatic recreation, thanks recent support from the Batavia Rotary Club. A grant from the club was used to purchase a new portable pool ...

Portable car lifts are essential tools for any car enthusiast or mechanic needing to repair their vehicle. These lifts are designed to be lightweight and easy to transport, making them an ideal choice ...

Persistent lobbying by the lodging industry paid off this week when the U.S. Department of Justice relented and gave hotels until next year to install permanent pool lifts for the disabled. Hotels ...

Every year, federal government bureaucrats work hard to come up with some 80,000 pages of new and proposed regulations. That's a lot of pages -- 23 feet high if you stack them in one pile. One rule ...

The U.S. Department of Justice in July 2010 released updated standards, which required the pool lifts this year by March 16. Most hotels and other businesses that bought lifts interpreted the law to ...

Local communities and businesses are preparing for a federal deadline that requires all swimming pools open to the public be wheelchair-accessible. “This is not much of an issue for us,” said Nancy ...

The first eight reported lawsuits have been filed against eight different hotels over their alleged failure to install pool lifts for the disabled. It didn’t take long. The lawsuits rely on the ...

It’s not closing time yet for Southern Nevada’s famed pool parties. The Strip’s hotel-casinos got a reprieve from a federal regulation that could require them to close their pools while making ...