CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland firefighter and a woman passed over for the position sued the city on Wednesday, arguing that an old physical fitness test for prospective hires discriminated against women and caused both to lose time on the job and money.

Firefighter Yolanda McKay said the old test caused her to be passed over in 2017. She was later hired in 2022, two years after the city changed its test. Christine Scott of North Royalton also took the earlier exam, but she was not chosen.