California officials took action against Tesla in court on Thursday in an attempt to force the company to comply with a state investigation into the alleged illegal harassment of and discrimination against a group of manufacturing employees.
"Tesla's failure to comply with my office's obligation to investigate allegations of workplace misconduct shows a lack of respect for the rights and well-being of their workers," Kevin Kish, the director of the California Civil Rights Department, said in a press release Thursday.
The state's legal filing asks the court to force Tesla to comply with a confidential subpoena issued by the department on March 3. The state said the subpoena was issued as part of its investigation of a complaint filed in 2021 that alleged discrimination based on sex, race and disability against a group of production and manufacturing workers in California.
