This is just one of the numerous lawsuits filed against Tesla for alleged racial discrimination and other sorts of workplace harassment. Last year, a Black former elevator operator won his case against Tesla, accusing the company of failing to do enough to avoid racial discrimination; he was handed a reduced settlement of $15 million. The corporation also allegedly paid $1 million to an employee who claimed the company did nothing when his supervisor used a racial slur.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit against Tesla in February, alleging that the company’s Fremont plant has a “racially segregated environment where Black workers are subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against.” The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is also looking into the automaker (EEOC).
