California court denies Tesla's bid to dismiss discrimination lawsuit

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• •The lawsuit, filed by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) in February 2022, alleges systemic racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against Black workers across Tesla's California facilities, including the pervasive use of racial slurs and racist graffiti, and discrimination in job assignments, pay, and promotions.
• •The CRD's investigation, which spanned nearly three years, found evidence that Tesla operated a racially segregated workplace where Black workers were subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against in job assignments, discipline, pay, and promotion.
• •Allegations in the CRD lawsuit include that Black workers' monthly compensation was $1,533 lower than that for white workers, and that the Fremont factory was sometimes referred to as 'the plantation' by workers, supervisors, and management.
• •Tesla has consistently denied the allegations, calling the CRD's lawsuit 'misguided' and 'unfair,' and stating that it 'strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment.'
• •This CRD lawsuit is distinct from other racial discrimination cases against Tesla, such as the Owen Diaz case, which settled in March 2024 after multiple trials, and the Marcus Vaughn class action, which was decertified but is proceeding with individual cases.

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