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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    Lawsuit filed against Goodyear over alleged unpaid 'banked' overtime at Texarkana tire plant

    Lawsuit filed

    A shift scheduler at Goodyear's Texarkana tire plant filed a proposed collective action in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. The plaintiff alleges the company pays salaried employees for only four of the eight overtime hours produced by their 12-hour rotating schedules, instructs them to enter four hours of overtime per pay period, and uses a 'bank' system requiring employees to pay back hours when the plant shuts down. The plaintiff seeks unpaid overtime for the past three years, liquidated damages, attorney fees, and a court-approved notice to other salaried employees. Goodyear had not filed a response as of the reporting date.

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    • Goodyear had not filed a response as of Friday, court records show.
    • according to a proposed collective action filed Monday in federal court
    • Sullivan seeks unpaid overtime for the past three years, an equal amount in liquidated damages, attorney fees and a court-approved notice to other salaried employees.
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  2. 2020

    U.S. workplace apparel and political-expression controversy

    Goodyear faced political criticism after reports that workplace apparel rules permitted some social-justice and LGBTQ-related messages while restricting messages associated with Donald Trump and Republican politics. Trump called for a consumer boycott and raised the possibility of replacing specialized tires used on the presidential vehicle. Goodyear subsequently stated that political campaigning and candidate or party advocacy should not be displayed in the workplace.

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