Tesla is facing yet another controversy, this time being accused of racial harassment by 15 of its Black current and former workers.
The said group have filed a case against the automaker and 46 of its officials, workers and/or representatives, claiming that “racial harassment and discrimination have run rampant and continue to do so at Tesla” despite the employer’s “knowledge of the harassment and/or discrimination.”
They also accuse that the employer “has done little to nothing to reasonably prevent or stop this toxic behavior and work environment.”
One plaintiff, Tyron Aghedo, was tackled by an employee at Tesla, according to the lawsuit filed in a California court on June 30. Aghedo reported the incident to his lead, and he was informed that the employee’s actions towards him was racially motivated and discriminatory.
“Rather than addressing the issues that Aghedo had reported, Defendant Louis Doe mocked Aghedo, stating ‘Suck it up and be a man, this happens here all the time.’ No investigation was conducted and AGHEDO’s complaints were, again, dismissed,” according to the filing.
Also, on or around September 2020, another plaintiff, named Nathaniel Aziel Gonsalves, was retaliated against for reporting the racial discriminatory conduct by a team lead against an associate at Tesla, according to the filing.
The associate worked directly under Gonsalves, who was an associate manager at the time. The associate reported to Gonsalves that the team lead had addressed African...
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