The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued General Motors and the United Auto Workers on Friday, accusing the automaker and union of age discrimination. GM and the UAW have allegedly maintained a sickness-and-accident benefits policy that reduces payouts to older employees. The EEOC alleges that GM and the UAW are in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
The policy in question was part of a collective bargaining agreement from October 2019, which covers at least 50 GM facilities nationwide. According to the policy, GM employees represented by the UAW who are age 66 and older and receive Social Security benefits receive less in weekly benefits when they miss work due to injury or sickness compared to younger employees not on Social Security. The EEOC maintains that all employees covered by the agreement should receive equal benefits, regardless of age.
At press time, GM had no immediate comment, and the UAW did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
On the same day, the EEOC also filed suit against Stellantis for alleged sexual harassment of female employees and creating a hostile work environment in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC sued GM and the UAW in the New Albany, Indiana federal court, while the Stellantis suit was filed in Detroit federal court.
The lawsuits from the U.S. EEOC came in the final days of the Biden administration. With President Donald Trump assuming office for his second term on Monday, it’s unclear how the impending change of leadership in the EEOC will impact this lawsuit. Trump is expected to appoint Andrea Lucas, the sole Republican currently on the EEOC, as its new chair. However, the commission will still have a Democrat majority until at least 2026.
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Mary should resign because of this.
Not seeing why anyone working would claim SS, you would think their wages plus profit sharing would wipe out their SS.
At 66 the pension should be close to working 40hrs. I guess they are there for theOT