Tesla appears unlikely to nix US suit alleging bias against Black workers
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Tesla supercharger is shown at a charging station in Santa Clarita, California, U.S. October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)'s bid to toss out a U.S. agency's lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of tolerating rampant harassment of Black workers at its Fremont, California assembly plant.
Tesla, whose CEO is billionaire businessman Elon Musk, is facing similar claims in a separate lawsuit by a California civil rights agency and a class action on behalf of 6,000 Black workers. The company has denied wrongdoing in all three cases. "That's not what it's saying," the judge replied."It's saying this racism ... was ubiquitous such that it created a hostile environment for Black workers. Maybe it's untrue, but why doesn't that state a claim?"
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