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Priscilla Jepchumba Rotich

EEOC Accuses Tesla Of Failing To Protect Black Employees From Discrimination

Low-angle view of the facade of Tesla Motors in Pleasanton, California, July 23, 2018. EEOC accuses the electric vehicle manufacturer of breaking federal law by failing to provide adequate protection against racial harassment and discrimination for black employees. SMITH COLLETION/GADO/GETTY IMAGES. 

The electric car maker Tesla is confronted with yet another federal lawsuit over their failure to take action against the discrimination, intimidation, and harassment of black workers at their facility.

A lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accuses the electric vehicle manufacturer of breaking federal law by failing to provide adequate protection against racial harassment and discrimination for black employees working there.
The lawsuit alleges that Black employees at Tesla’s Fremont, California production facilities have consistently experienced racial abuse, pervasive stereotyping, antagonism, and insults such as variations of the N-word since at least 2015 until the present, the EOCC stated.

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