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Aug. 24, 2022, 12:17 AM UTC

Tesla Must Face California’s ‘Rampant’ Workplace Racism Suit (1)

Malathi Nayak
Malathi Nayak
Bloomberg News

Tesla Inc. can’t escape a lawsuit by California’s civil rights regulator accusing the electric-vehicle maker of fostering racial discrimination and harassment at its San Francisco Bay Area factory.

A state court judge on Tuesday tentatively denied the company’s request to throw out the complaint by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which described the Fremont plant as a “racially segregated workplace.”

The agency said it saw complaints from hundreds of Black workers and uncovered evidence of them being subjected to mistreatment, including harassment, unequal pay, and retaliation, at Tesla’s Fremont plant during a three-year investigation.

Tesla didn’t immediately respond ...

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