Tesla sued again for alleged racial discrimination against Black workers

According to a report by the San-Francisco Chronicle, a group of current and former Black employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric-car maker, saying they were subjected to racial slurs and harassment. The company and management did not do anything to stop the complaints, according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit filed in a California state court, employees at the plant were subjected to offensive comments from their superiors. One employee in the suit described "Blackies" and "Darkies", as well as being called the n-word and being graffitied in the bathroom.

The lawsuit said that black employees at the plant were given more strenuous positions than their white coworkers. According to the SF Chronicle report, Tyron Aghedo says that he and other Black employees worked 12 hours a day on the most physically intensive parts of the vehicles, while their white counterparts were allowed to take a break every few hours.

There were instances of cat-calling from managers and leads, as well as HR using racial remarks while dismissing employees' complaints, in the lawsuit.

According to the SF Chronicle, a person in the suit said that she was dismissed from the company after making a complaint. It is rare for blacks to work here, according to the lawsuit. I am not sure how long you will be here.

"Hearing story after story of employees being subjected to this level of disgusting and threatening behavior and language is still almost unbelievable."

This new lawsuit has yet to be made public by the electric car maker.

At least 10 lawsuits have been filed against the company, including one by a California civil rights agency. In October of last year, a federal court jury in San Francisco awarded $136.9 million in damages to a black man who said he was repeatedly called racist names, shown racist cartoons, and subjected to abuse at the hands of white employees at the company. A judge reduced the award to fifteen million dollars, but the new trial will determine the award.

There are many lawsuits facing the company at the moment. A shareholder has sued Musk and the company for fostering a toxic workplace culture.