Disability Tag

Supreme Court Decides Post-Retirement Benefits Disability Case

Last week, the Supreme Court held in Stanley v. City of Sanford that to prevail under Title I of the ADA, “a plaintiff must plead and prove that she held or desired a job, and could perform its essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation, at the time of an employer’s alleged act of disability-based discrimination.”  This case involved a retiree and post-retirement health benefits and could have presented significant financial challenges for local governments had the Supreme Court issued...