Ruiz v. Kendall

  1. April 02, 2026

    Air Force Wins Disability Bias Suit Over Pandemic Leave

    The U.S. Air Force won an early victory in a former assistant lodging manager's lawsuit alleging he was denied paid safety leave during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his disability, after an Arizona federal judge found he failed to show discrimination and did not exhaust administrative remedies.

  2. September 03, 2025

    Ex-Air Force Worker Says Disability Bias Case Can't End Early

    A former U.S. Air Force assistant general manager told an Arizona federal court that he supported his claims that he was denied paid safety leave during the coronavirus pandemic because of his disability, urging the court to keep his case standing.

  3. December 07, 2023

    Worker Calls Air Force's COVID Leave Denial Discriminatory

    A civilian who was charged with the management of lodging services at a U.S. Air Force base was denied access to paid safety leave during the COVID-19 pandemic, he told an Arizona federal court.