Tesla, the electric car company, is facing accusations of racial harassment and discrimination against Black employees outlined in a federal lawsuit filed by the EEOC.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit Thursday againstThe complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, comes following an EEOC investigation into Tesla's treatment of Black employees.
The lawsuit claims that Tesla violated federal law by "tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees and by subjecting some of these workers to retaliation for opposing the harassment," according to areleased by the EEOC on Thursday. "The Commission also alleges that Defendant unlawfully retaliated against Black employees who opposed actions they perceived to constitute unlawful employment discrimination.
According to the lawsuit, employees who spoke out about the alleged harassment were allegedly retaliated against by Tesla, including instances of changes in job duties and schedules, unjustified write-ups, terminations and transfers, among other actions. "Every employee deserves to have their civil rights respected, and no worker should endure the kind of shameful racial bigotry our investigation revealed," said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows in a statement on Thursday. "Today's lawsuit makes clear that no company is above the law, and the EEOC will vigorously enforce federal civil rights protections to help ensure American workplaces are free from unlawful harassment and retaliation.
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