Karyn D. Stanley, Petitioner v. City of Sanford, Florida

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. September 23, 2024

    AFL-CIO Backs Firefighter's Benefits Suit At High Court

    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.

  5. September 18, 2024

    Ex-Employees Can Bring ADA Benefits Suits, High Court Told

    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.

  6. June 24, 2024

    Justices To Assess Reach Of ADA To Ex-Workers' Benefit Suits

    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.

  7. May 14, 2024

    Fla. City Tells Justices To Skip ADA Retirement Benefits Suit

    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.

  8. April 09, 2024

    Worker-Side Attys Urge Justices To Review ADA Circuit Split

    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.

  9. March 30, 2024

    Petition Watch: Off-Label Ads, Retiree Discrimination & PPE

    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.