
Ford Motor Company distributes 40% of retained earnings to employees
In 1914, the treasurer of the Ford Motor Company, James Couzens implemented radical changes in the American workforce.

"It is our belief that social justice begins at home," said James Couzens, treasurer of the Ford Motor Company at its 1914 annual financial results announcement.
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