to pay about $3.2 million to a Black former employee after the electric-vehicle maker was found to have failed to prevent severe racial harassment at its flagship assembly plant in California.
The jury on Monday awarded Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator, $175,000 in damages for emotional distress and $3 million in punitive damages designed to punish unlawful conduct and deter it in the future. Tesla's lawyer, Alex Spiro, countered that Diaz was a confrontational worker who had exaggerated his claims of emotional distress, and said his lawyers failed to show any serious, long-lasting damage caused by Tesla.Tesla and lawyers for Diaz did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the verdict. The company has said it does not tolerate workplace discrimination and takes worker complaints seriously.
Diaz had sued Tesla for violating a California law that prohibits employers from failing to address hostile work environments based on race or other protected traits.
It's time that I get 7.35 Billion handed to me with no question from Tesla. I'm old, white, worked hard all my life & have a bad back to show for it. And Tesla never gave me a job.
Sue him back musk
Pay up Elmo!
REDICULOUS Amount for what. Maybe worth $250K at best. Major tort reform required. Another inflationary driver.
Lmaoooo down from 116 million shows you the grift
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