October 31, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it set a January date to hear oral arguments in a case that could end up expanding the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
October 11, 2023
An Eleventh Circuit panel declared Wednesday that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not cover discrimination in post-employment benefits, turning down a call from the federal government to overhaul long-standing precedent barring ADA claims lodged by former employees.
August 24, 2023
An Eleventh Circuit panel grappled Thursday with a retired firefighter's push to revive a disability bias suit claiming she got shorted on benefits, with one judge taking issue with her argument that backing her suit would require an "update," but not an outright reversal, of circuit precedent.
July 31, 2023
The Eleventh Circuit will tackle two race bias battles in August before hearing from the federal government in a firefighter's disability bias case, and the Ninth Circuit will review a former federal employee's $1.7 million age bias verdict the same day it considers a case against Costco.