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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Neate

California sues Tesla over ‘racial segregation’ claims at factory

Tesla's Fremont factory
The legal action follows complaints from hundreds of workers at the Fremont factory. Photograph: Ben Margot/AP

The state of California is suing Tesla over allegations of operating a “racially segregated workplace” at its factory near San Francisco.

California’s department of fair employment and housing (DFEH) said it had filed a lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination and harassment of black employees following complaints from hundreds of Tesla workers at its main factory in Fremont.

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