Fractured U.S. High Court Rules ADA Doesn’t Cover Alleged Bias During Retirement

( June 20, 2025, 12:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A retired employee of a Florida city who alleged discrimination related to the distribution of fringe benefits that took effect after her employment ended is not eligible to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as “the statute protects people, not benefits, from discrimination” and she failed to show that she was a “qualified individual” at the time of the alleged discrimination, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 20....