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  1. June 27, 2025

    Midyear Report: 4 Noteworthy Workplace Bias Rulings

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts can't impose extra legal hurdles on majority-group plaintiffs in workplace bias cases, while the Second Circuit embraced a worker-friendly reading of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here's a look at these and two other decisions from the first six months of 2025 that employment discrimination attorneys should know. 

  2. June 23, 2025

    Justices Leave Door Open For Retirement Benefit Bias Claims

    The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled against a retired firefighter and held that the Americans with Disabilities Act suit doesn't prohibit discrimination against people who have left the workforce, but the high court didn't completely foreclose discrimination claims over post-employment benefits.

  3. June 20, 2025

    Justices Say ADA Doesn't Cover Retirees Who Can't Work

    The U.S. Supreme Court held on June 20 that a former firefighter with Parkinson's disease can't bring an Americans with Disabilities Act case over a rollback in her post-employment health benefits, reasoning that the law covers only those who can still fulfill their job duties.

  4. January 13, 2025

    Justices Lean Toward Narrow Ruling In Retiree's ADA Fight

    Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed wary Monday of issuing a sweeping decree in a disabled retiree's Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit, hinting at plans to issue a narrower decision tailored to the specifics of the case.

  5. January 11, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination. 

  6. January 10, 2025

    High Court To Weigh Long-Standing Split On ADA's Scope

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about whether retirees with disabilities can pursue Americans with Disabilities Act claims over post-employment benefits, in a case that gives the justices a chance to clear up a question that lower courts have grappled with for decades.

  7. January 07, 2025

    5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Check Out In Jan.

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear from Cornell University workers looking to revive a retirement plan mismanagement suit and a former firefighter who says federal disability bias law protects post-employment benefits, while circuit courts will weigh gender-affirming care restrictions and a battle over pension annuity payments. Here, Law360 looks at five arguments that benefits attorneys ought to keep an eye on this month.

  8. November 20, 2024

    US Chamber Backs Fla. City In ADA Retirement Benefits Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the U.S. Supreme Court to back the Eleventh Circuit's determination that federal disability law doesn't protect former employees from post-employment bias, arguing a former Florida firefighter is trying to stretch the statute beyond what Congress intended.

  9. November 13, 2024

    Fla. City Fights Ex-Firefighter's ADA Suit At High Court

    A Florida city urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Eleventh Circuit's finding that the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't protect against bias that occurs post-employment for former employees, arguing that an ex-firefighter who challenged the ruling is trying to write an exception for retirees into the law.

  10. October 10, 2024

    Justices May Widen ADA's Reach In Retirement Benefits Fight

    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.