Tesla Obstructed Probe of Worker Discrimination, California Says

Tesla Inc. is obstructing a California probe of alleged workplace harassment and discrimination at its main electric-vehicle plant by refusing to turn over information to investigators, a state agency claims.

California’s Civil Rights Department asked the Alameda County Superior Court to order Tesla to comply with a subpoena request in a state investigation prompted by a worker complaint in 2021. Tesla failed to hand over documents and communicate promptly following an impasse in talks with the state about an April deposition of a Tesla representative, the agency said Thursday.

The legal action is separate from a suit the Civil Rights ...