Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2002
Closed Date: Nov. 27, 2002
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The EEOC's Detroit district office sued Ford Motor Company on September 30, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on disability (unknown) by failing to accommodate one of its employees. The parties entered into a settlement agreement on November 27, 2002, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $5,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with the ADA, and provide the complainant with information concerning the ADA training it already conducted.
Summary Authors
Aaron Weismann (6/21/2007)
Last updated March 25, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Michigan
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2002
Closing Date: Nov. 27, 2002
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Ford Motor Company (Wayne, Michigan), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Amount Defendant Pays: 5000
Order Duration: 2002 - 2005
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: