Black workers were called 'boy' and 'monkey,' a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claims.
White employees at Tesla have hurled racist slurs at Black co-workers inside the automaker's factory in Fremont, California, for at least eight years and the company has refused to stamp out the behavior, a federalLawyers with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also claim in the lawsuit that the still-present racial harassment has created a hostile work environment dating back as far as May 2015.
"Black employees also encountered displays of racist graffiti, including swastikas, threats and nooses," the lawsuit states."They found such graffiti on a variety of surfaces, including on desks, in elevators and on equipment, including vehicles rolling off the production lines." EEOC lawyers want a federal judge to award Black Tesla employees back pay and punitive damages but don't specify an exact amount of money in the lawsuit.
"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," EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows said in a statement Thursday. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The company denied previous allegations of racist comments made by White employees.
on the company's website titled"Hotbed of Misinformation," Tesla stated it"is absolutely against any form of discrimination, harassment or unfair treatment of any kind." a former Black employee $1 million when he was exposed to racist language at the factory. The employee, Melvin Berry, filed two complaints against his supervisors at Tesla in 2017 after he confronted them for calling him the racial slur and forcing him to work longer hours. for racial abuse he suffered.
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