(Reuters) - Tesla Inc has been accused of illegally firing two employees for their involvement in drafting letters critical of the company and its chief executive, Elon Musk.
The unidentified workers filed complaints with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board last week claiming they were fired to discourage other Tesla employees from speaking up about their working conditions.
A Tesla representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
The workers were involved in discussions and drafting letters to be sent to company executives criticizing Tesla's alleged failure to enforce an anti-harassment policy and Musk's requirement that employees return to the office full time.
Tesla fired one of the workers in June after calling their efforts to organize discussions among employees "attacks" on the company, according to the complaint.
The second employee was allegedly fired days earlier for "false and unsubstantiated performance reasons" only a month after receiving a performance-based raise.
The workers filed the complaints anonymously through their lawyers, Laurie Burgess and Anne Shaver, to protect themselves from harassment, according to the filings.
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