Rogers et al v. Ford Motor Company

  1. January 21, 2020

    Ford Defeats Worker's Racial Bias Claims In Ill. Trial

    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.

  2. January 13, 2020

    Jury Told Ford Owes $4M For Favoring White Lift Drivers

    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.

  3. July 09, 2018

    Ford Can't Toss OT Denial Suit Claiming Racial Bias

    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.