USA: Tesla discrimination trial could force 'sweeping' changes to workplace practices and corporate policies
"Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial" 22 September 2026
Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix...
...The lawsuit was filed against Tesla in February 2022 and alleges that the company did not comply with the law, violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. It alleges that the factory was racially segregated and Black workers were paid less, promoted less and terminated more frequently than their white counterparts...
...It’s the first such lawsuit brought against Tesla by a government agency on behalf of dozens of workers to go to trial...
...The car manufacturer has denied any wrongdoing and called the lawsuit “misguided”, saying it has “always disciplined and terminated employees who engage in misconduct, including those who use racial slurs or harass others in different ways”. Tesla said its Fremont factory has a majority-minority workforce and provides “the best paying jobs in the automotive industry” to tens of thousands of Californians...