A federal jury awarded a former Tesla worker $3.2 million for racial harassment—well below the $137 million a different jury awarded in 2021. A judge agreed then that Tesla was liable but ruled that the award of $137 million was excessive and ordered a new trial on damages after the plaintiff declined to accept a reduced $15 million award. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.
Plaintiff's Allegations
The plaintiff, a Black man, claimed Tesla failed to act when he repeatedly complained to managers that employees at the Fremont, Calif., factory often used racist slurs and scrawled swastikas, racist caricatures and epithets on walls and work areas.
In testimony, the plaintiff tearfully recounted various incidents that he said made him anxious and strained his relationship with his son, who also worked at the plant.
(Reuters)
Tesla's Arguments
Tesla's attorney argued that the plaintiff should be awarded only damages amounting to approximately half of the plaintiff's salary—some tens of thousands of dollars. Tesla's attorney told jurors that the plaintiff "lied to you" and characterized the former contract worker as confrontational.
After the verdict, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted, "If we had been allowed to introduce new evidence, the verdict would've been zero."
During the most recent trial, the plaintiff's attorney asked the jurors to make an example of Tesla, saying, "Do justice, and justice is not cheap."
(CNBC)
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