Civil Rights
Mar. 29, 2024
Judge unlikely to stay racial bias lawsuit against Tesla
Tesla’s attorneys argued that a state case should take place before the federal lawsuit proceeds.
A federal judge in San Francisco seemed disinclined to grant Tesla Inc.’s request on Thursday to stay racial discrimination claims brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the federal government’s action and a related action by the California Civil Rights Department did not completely overlap.
Tesla is accused by both agencies of fostering an antagonistic environment toward Black employees at its Fremont facility,...