Ford has suspended an employee of 11 years at its Louisville, Kentucky, plant for allegedly not paying for a $1.95 chocolate cake. This was reported by Carscoops on Monday, June 29.
According to fired Kurt Crum, on May 9, he paid for cookies using a debit card, but the terminal showed an error, so he went to another card and paid for the purchase there. A week later, he was summoned to his boss and fired, citing camera footage. The union representative asked him to apologize, but Crum refused and sent screenshots of the deal. The employer requested documentation of the data.
On June 12, the station operator confirmed that payment had been made, and Crum was allowed to return, promising compensation for the loss of five weeks’ wages. However, by then the man had already found a higher-paying job ($52.5 per hour versus $48) closer to home. In 2025, he earned more than $200,000 at the factory, the report says. message.
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