Supreme Court Grapples With Disabled Former Firefighter’s Discrimination Suit

Lower courts ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act stopped protecting Parkinson’s patient Karyn Stanley after she got a disability early retirement.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Dec. 2, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 considered the case of a retired Florida firefighter with Parkinson’s disease who sued her former employer for discrimination over post-employment benefits.

Karyn Stanley had to accept disability retirement at the age of 47 after her Parkinson’s disease became so severe that she was unable to continue working as a firefighter for the city of Sanford, Florida.