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‘Over a Hundred’ Female Auto Workers Claim Assault, Sexual Harassment at Ford Plant

Four female workers at two Ford Motor plants, the Chicago Ford Assembly Plant and the Chicago Stamping Plant—have filed sexual harassment lawsuits in federal court, claiming they were groped, touched inappropriately and harassed. The plaintiffs described an overwhelmingly hostile work environment for women, particularly women of color. “It’s not like work, it’s more like a …

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Trumped-Up Reasons For Termination Can Prove Retaliatory Discharge

When employees are fired for misconduct, employers often think that they have an airtight defense to any charges of wrongful discharge. But that’s often not so. The case of Upshaw v. Ford Motor Company, decided last week by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, brought this point home. What Happened In The Case Here’s a …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.