January 21, 2020
An Illinois federal jury sided with Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday over claims that the automaker's managers gave white employees more overtime than their black co-workers and failed to take adequate action when a black employee reported the discrimination.
January 13, 2020
Ford Motor Co. gave its managers "free rein" to give white employees more overtime than their black co-workers and failed to take adequate action when a black employee reported the discrimination, an Illinois federal jury heard Monday at the kickoff of a $4 million trial.
July 09, 2018
An Illinois federal judge on Friday rejected Ford Motor Co.'s bid for summary judgment in a suit alleging that the automaker denied overtime to lift truck operators on the basis of race, finding that the worker presented sufficient evidence supporting his discrimination and retaliation claims, including finding a noose at his workstation.