Ford Workers Say Automaker Failed to Pay Overtime in FLSA Suit

Ford Motor Co. is violating worker wage protection laws after failing to pay proper overtime, according to a new lawsuit Friday.

Ford is in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and similar labor laws in Michigan and Kentucky, two workers said on behalf of a proposed class and collective in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Timothy Willson and Landon Burress “have not been paid all the wages they earned while working for defendant, and those unpaid wages have gone unpaid for more than thirty days,” their complaint said.

Both named plaintiffs and unnamed members ...