Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2024 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, does a former employee-who was qualified to perform her job and who earned post-employment benefits while employed-lose her right to sue over discrimination with respect to those benefits solely because she no longer holds her job?
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that the Americans with Disabilities Act’s prohibition on discrimination against a “qualified individual” does not reach a retiree who neither seeks nor holds a job she could perform with reasonable accommodation
June 20, 2025
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hold that Americans with Disabilities Act requires plaintiffs to show they were qualified individuals under the statute at the time they allegedly suffered discrimination
November 19, 2024
Michael E. Kenneally and James D. Nelson of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as outside counsel.