SCOTUS Limits ADA Claims for Disabled Retirees

Can a Retired Employee be a ‘Qualified Individual’ Under ADA? SCOTUS Weighs In

Case File When a retired firefighter realized that her health insurance benefits had run out due to her disability, she sued under the ADA but ran into a roadblock on the issue of whether she was "qualified" under the law, and the Supreme Court decided that she couldn't be. Simply Research readers have access to the full text of the case. Case Stanley v. City of Sanford, No. 23-997 (U.S. 06/20/25) What Happened A firefighter for a Florida city w…

SCOTUS limits ADA claims for disabled retirees

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirees not seeking work cannot sue under the ADA, rejecting a firefighter's disability discrimination claim.

SCOTUS limits ADA claims for disabled retirees – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

A Florida firefighter forced to retire due to disability was not a “qualified individual” entitled to pursue a discrimination claim under Americans with Disabilities Act based on her employer’s reservation of extended health insurance coverage to those retirees who achieved 25 year of service, a divided U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a decision