Dennis Willard is a successful, veteran car salesperson who spent about half his career, from February 2005 to December 2016, at Huntington Ford. Willard was regarded as one of Huntington Ford’s top salespersons and received numerous awards from the company.

Despite his accomplishments, Willard faced “relentless” unwelcome statements at Huntington Ford about his age from his managers and supervisors. Willard was fired from Huntington Ford in 2016; he was 63 at the time. Willard sued Hunting Ford, alleging that he was fired because of his age and thus was a victim of age discrimination. Does Huntington Ford, as a corporation, have the right to discriminate on the basis of age? Why or why not? [Willard v. Huntington Ford, Inc., 952 F.3d 795