Tesla Race Discrimination Case Skipped by Top State Court (2)

Tesla Inc.’s bid to force two Black workers to arbitrate their discrimination claims was spurned Wednesday by the California Supreme Court.

The court’s seven justices, during their weekly conference, declined without comment the automaker’s request to review an appellate ruling that the workers also can pursue a public injunction against the company under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

The California Court of Appeal, First District, in January held the arbitration agreements Monica Chatman and Evie Hall signed when they became direct employees of Tesla, and which obligated them to arbitrate claims arising out of their employment, don’t ...