California Employment Agency Sues Tesla Over Allegations of Racism & Harassment in Bay Area Factory: “Tesla’s Fremont Factory Is A racially segregated workplace”

Rub! Tesla shares appear to be plummeting after the tech giant was hit with a lawsuit, including numerous complaints about the company’s poor treatment of Black factory workers.

Based on The Wall Street JournalThe lawsuit, filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Wednesday, includes allegations of workplace discrimination that occurred at Tesla’s U.S. car plant in the San Francisco Bay Area. .

“After receiving hundreds of complaints from workers, DFEH found evidence that Tesla’s Fremont factory was a racist workplace where Black workers were subjected to racial slurs. and being subjected to discrimination in work, discipline, pay and promotion create a hostile work environment,” CDFEH’s director Kevin Kish said in a statement.

Tesla responded to the lawsuit in a blog post, stressing that the company takes all necessary steps to create an inclusive and safe environment for its employees.

“Tesla strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment and has a dedicated Employee Relations team to respond to and investigate all complaints,” the company said on Wednesday. “Tesla is also the last remaining automaker in California. The Fremont factory has a majority-minority workforce and provides some of the best paying jobs in the auto industry to more than 30,000 Californians.”

Regardless of the company’s statement. The lawsuit claims that Black employees reported being assigned to more physically demanding tasks than their counterparts of other races, and some were reported to have recalled supervisors. monitor and manage the use of racial slurs.

Tesla was previously fired for allegedly forcing a black contract worker to a racist environment. In the end, the company awarded the man $137 million in punitive damages.

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is seeking an unspecified amount of monetary damages as well as job restoration and lost wages and benefits payments to affected employees.