"Vivint Solar responds to racial discrimination lawsuit", 14 June 2018

Vivint Solar has taken action against the employees outlined in the harassment and racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee, Teshawn Solomon, according to a statement given to pv magazine.  Solomon began working for Vivint in February 2017 as a temporary warehouse specialist, and was hired on full-time before leaving the company on March 30.  He was one of two African-American employees at a location in Central California, and during his employment Solomon alleges he was subjected to multiple instances of racist harassment and discrimination by his coworkers and supervisors.  Legal filings detail these instances...[H]e felt that his complaint was ignored...On June 11, Solomon...filed a demand for trial by jury, against Vivint Solar, Alanis and Lane.  Vivint CEO David Bywater released a statement regarding the lawsuit, stating:

I am deeply disturbed by these allegations...As a result of these accusations, we are holding people accountable and taking decisive action...Vivint specified the actions taken to pv magazine, which included several employees were disciplined and one...being terminated after the completion of an internal investigation...

pv magazine also reached out to Solomon’s attorney, Corey Bennett, who provided the following statement:

Throughout his employment with Vivint Solar, Teshawn Solomon, a 36-year-old African-American father of four, was subjected to racist abuse that forced him to choose between a dehumanizing work environment and unemployment...