SCOTUS Rejects Retiree’s ADA Claim. Late last week, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that limits the ability of retirees to bring discrimination challenges under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, the plaintiff—a retired firefighter—claimed that her employer had violated the ADA by deciding (fifteen years prior to her retirement) to provide different health insurance coverage to employees who retired due to disability, as opposed to those who retired after a certain amount of service. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch determined that the ADA only prohibits disability-based discrimination against a “qualified individual”—defined in the statute as “an individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires.” The Court ruled that the retiree plaintiff was not a “qualified individual” and therefore could not bring her claim. Jonathan R. Mook and Zachary V. Zagger have more details.
DOL Jump-Starts Regulatory Agenda. The Trump administration has not yet issued its first regulatory agenda (though it is expected to be released at any moment now), but officials at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) aren’t letting that stop them from moving forward with several rulemaking initiatives. The following proposals were sent this week to...
Russian propaganda continues to spread disinformation, claiming that European countries are attacking ‘Ukrainian drones’ rather than Russian ones. According to the Center for Countering Disinforma...