October 10, 2024
A pending U.S. Supreme Court case in which a former firefighter alleges a cut in her retirement benefits violated the Americans with Disabilities Act could eventually yield a ruling that brings more people under the ADA's protections, experts say.
September 23, 2024
The AFL-CIO urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to overturn an Eleventh Circuit order finding that the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't protect certain retirees from disability bias, arguing it erred when finding a Florida firefighter with Parkinson's couldn't contest a policy stripping her healthcare in retirement.
September 18, 2024
A retired Florida firefighter called on the U.S. Supreme Court to find that former employees can bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act pertaining to post-employment benefits, challenging an Eleventh Circuit ruling that determined only current employees can file these disability bias suits.
June 24, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday accepted a retired Florida firefighter's request that it decide whether former employees can lodge discrimination suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act related to post-employment benefits.
May 14, 2024
A Florida municipality urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review an Eleventh Circuit decision saying former employees can't lodge disability bias suits related to post-employment benefits, arguing that the high court's input wouldn't change the outcome of a former firefighter's case.
April 09, 2024
Two worker-side attorney organizations told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday it should review an Eleventh Circuit decision finding only current employees can lodge disability discrimination lawsuits related to post-employment benefits, arguing the appeals court deepened a circuit split harming both workers and employers.
March 30, 2024
A Utah attorney has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether allegedly retaliatory IRS summonses can be quashed, and two former pharmaceutical executives are challenging the constitutionality of their convictions for marketing the off-label use of a drug. Here, Law360 looks at recently filed petitions that you might've missed.