September 24, 2025
The Sixth Circuit reinstated a bias and retaliation suit Wednesday from a Muslim and Middle Eastern engineer who claimed Ford fired him due to his race, religion and national origin, finding the former worker put forward enough detail showing he may have been sacked for complaining about mistreatment.
May 08, 2025
The Sixth Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of Ford Motor Co.'s arguments that a fired Muslim and Middle Eastern employee had not laid out sufficient facts to keep his bias and retaliation lawsuit alive, indicating plaintiffs needn't meet a high bar in the early stages of a case.
April 30, 2025
The Sixth Circuit will tackle tricky questions about the reach of a federal law curbing employers' use of mandatory arbitration provisions for workers' sexual harassment and assault claims, while U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorneys will venture to three appellate courts to support cases and amicus briefs they've filed. Here, Law360 looks at six argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on this month.
December 23, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Sixth Circuit to revive a Muslim, Middle Eastern engineer's suit claiming Ford fired him for complaining about on-the-job bias, saying the lower court wrongly factored in months of medical leave when assessing the timing of his termination.