Former Black Tesla worker files lawsuit against company for race discrimination and hostile work environment

A former Black assembly line worker at Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming it has a "pattern and practice of race discrimination" and a hostile work environment at its factory in Fremont, California.

The worker, Marcus Vaughn, is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit, which would allow other Black former employees and contractors to join the case.

Nearly 240 workers have provided sworn statements claiming they were subjected to racist graffiti and slurs, including the N-word, boy, and monkey.

Tesla has denied any wrongdoing and said it has fired three people after investigating alleged incidents.

If a judge grants Vaughn's request, it could raise the stakes for Elon Musk's company, which has already faced a $3.2 million discrimination lawsuit and a $137 million jury verdict in similar cases.

The article reports that Kamlesh Vaswani, a lawyer in Pune, India, has filed a petition seeking class status for those who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hearing on his request is set for July 14.