Tesla slapped with class-action lawsuit over racial discrimination claims
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tesla’s California plant was a “hotbed for racist behavior,” according to a class-action lawsuit filed on Monday.
The lawsuit was filed by Marcus Vaughn, a former Tesla employee, who brought the racial discrimination claims on behalf of a large population of black employees at the company’s factory in Fremont, Calif., Reuters reported.
The lawsuit claimed Tesla ignored the employee’s complaints that they were subjected to racial slurs.
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The automaker has been hit with a number of lawsuits alleging discrimination against gay and older employees. The company has denied the accusations.
Vaughn claimed supervisors called him the “n-word” on a daily basis after he started working at the company in April, according to the lawsuit.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vaughn claimed he told the company's human resources department about the racial slurs but the allegations were never investigated.
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In October, he was fired for “not having a positive attitude,” Vaughn said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vaugh was seeking “unspecified damages under a California anti-discrimination law,” Reuters reported.
Tesla has not yet responded to a Fox News request for comment on the lawsuit.