Tesla Inc. is a “hotbed for racist behavior,” according to a new class action lawsuit filed against the Silicon Valley car company. Former Tesla employee Marcus Vaughn filed the lawsuit Monday on behalf of more than 100 African-Americans working at the company’s Fremont, Calif., production plant. The claim seeks unspecified punitive monetary damages and for Tesla to add more policies to combat workplace harassment. Vaughn — who worked for the company from April 23 to Halloween — said supervisors routinely used the “N word” in front of black workers. Vaughn said he sent complaints to the human resources department, as well as...
- 11/14/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
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