Supreme Court Rules Against Retiree in Disability Bias Case (2)

Retirees lack the basis to sue their former employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act for unlawful denial of post-employment benefits after leaving their jobs, the US Supreme Court ruled.

Retirees don’t qualify as “qualified disabled workers” under the ADA unless they hold or seek a job at the time of the alleged discrimination, the high court majority held. They affirmed a US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit order that Karyn Stanley lacked standing to sue the City of Sanford, Fla..

The ruling addresses a conflict among six circuit courts on whether the ADA permits a disabled former ...