Tesla Is Sued Again Over Alleged Racism at California Factories

July 1, 2022, 6:04 PM UTC

Tesla Inc. was sued by 15 Black current or former employees who allege a racist work environment including harassment and intimidation at plants in California, the latest in a string of such lawsuits against the electric-car maker.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in state court in Alameda County, extensively details racist slurs and graffiti and other acts the plaintiffs claim Elon Musk’s company did nothing to correct. It lists dozens of Tesla employees as defendants. Musk isn’t among them but is cited in one of the allegations.

In addition to sexual harassment and criticism of appearance, the plaintiffs allege that ...

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