Six more women file lawsuits against Tesla, allege sexual harassment worsened by Musk’s tweets

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According to a report from The Washington Post, six more women have filed lawsuits against the company. Each woman has filed a separate lawsuit in the California Superior Court in Alameda County, which alleges that they are subject to a culture of sexual harassment at the workplace. Two other women filed suit against the company a month later.

One woman claims she told HR about the issue but was only moved to a different area.

The six women claim that their male coworkers make lewd comments towards them, as well as engage in abusive behavior. One woman, Jessica Brooks, says she tied a flannel shirt around her waist to hide her backside in order to escape harassment. She barricaded herself in her office.

She told human resources about the issue but was moved to a different area. The women who called attention to the behavior claim that they were moved to another location in the factory because the behavior wasn't addressed, and that the same response was given to them. Some women didn't feel confident speaking to HR about the issue, as they claim that their managers also partook in the abusive behavior

The Model Y was announced, and Musk said "S3XY," an acronym referencing the Model S, 3, X, and Y.

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As reports of these lawsuits unfolded, Elon was in the midst of sending out sarcastic replies to Senator Elizabeth Warren, who had posted a message on her verified account stating that The Person of the Year should pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone. Musk responded to a Fox News article titled, "Elizabeth Warren is a fraud - Her lies about being Native American disqualify her from presidency." He referred to her as a white woman in another reply.

Jessica Barraza, who works in the electric car company's factory, sued the company for "rampant sexual harassment." She is one of many women who have sued the company, and she claims that she was subjected to catcalling, physical touching, and inappropriate comments. A few days ago, another woman, namedErica Cloud, sued the company for sexual harassment and retaliation, with her claims similar to many of the ones mentioned here. A black employee at the California plant of the electric car company was ordered to pay $137 million for alleged racism and discrimination. A class-action lawsuit has been proposed.

David A. Lowe is a partner at Rudy Exelrod Zieff and he says that the pattern of pervasive sexual harassment and retaliation at the heart of these cases can be traced back to an attitude at the top.