International Motors Inks $150,000 Class Deal Over Smoker Charge

International Motors LLC will pay $150,000 to settle a former employee’s proposed class action claiming the truck maker mishandled a wellness program that charges tobacco-using workers an extra $600 per year for health coverage.

The agreement, announced Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, is expected to benefit about 734 people who paid a tobacco surcharge under the International Motors health plan between 2016 and 2025. Class members will be paid by check without having to submit claims, and the amounts of those checks will depend on how much each class member paid in tobacco ...