'Deeply Troubling': Tesla Sued Over 'Racially Hostile Work Environment' Amid Surge of Racial Discrimination Litigation

Current and former Tesla employees who worked at Tesla's EV manufacturing facilities in Fremont and Lathrop, California, allege that supervisors and colleagues at these factories created a "racially hostile work environment" by routinely harassing African American, Hispanic and Latinx Tesla employees.

June 18, 2024 at 07:23 PM

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Litigation

Kat Black

The original version of this story was published on The Recorder

What You Need to Know

Tesla was sued for alleged racial discrimination toward employees at two of its California factories just three months after settling another race harassment lawsuit.
The complaint argues that Tesla supervisors and colleagues repeatedly harassed and discriminated against African American, Hispanic and Latinx employees, who were ignored or punished by management for reporting racist incidents.
Tesla is currently the target of a proposed employee class action alleging racist behavior at California EV manufacturing facilities.

Tesla was hit with another complaint alleging racial discrimination on Monday in Alameda County Superior Court just three months after settling a separate race harassment lawsuit.

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