A retiree of Ford Motor Co. filed a class action Feb. 16 alleging the automobile manufacturer violated federal employee benefits law by not living up to its promise to reimburse retirees for their Medicare Part B premiums (Hood v. Ford Motor Co.).
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Michigan by retiree Finnie Hood, alleges that both Ford and the United Auto Workers Retirees Medical Benefits Trust violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by not reimbursing retirees for their Medicare Part B premiums.
Up until Jan. 1, 2010, Ford was obligated under ...
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