Raina Pierce said she was harassed with insults, wall slogans and unequal treatment – the company made an out -of -court settlement
OR Tesla agreed to out -of -court settlement for a lawsuit submitted by Raina Pierceblack worker at the company’s factory at Fremont her Californiawhich denounced serious incidents racist and sexist behavior in the workplace.
As stated in a publication of Reutersaccording to the complaint, its boss used to welcome the workers by saying ‘Welcome to the plantation“Or“Welcome to the slave house” She worked in installing handles on the doors of the car.
The compromise agreement was reached through mediation and is expected to be finalized, according to a joint deposition between the two sides in a federal court in San Francisco. The terms of the compromise were not made known, and it is noted that the Masculine He is not accused in the case.
Pierce said she was constantly harassed, with racist comments written even on the walls and toilets of the factory, as well as sex attacks. She also claimed that she was receiving disciplinary sanctions for behaviors that were missing when they came from her white colleagues.
In a related comment, another worker allegedly said to her: “My lady, you have to go to HR, because the bosses tell you things that are not right.”
Tesla has also been accused of racist behavior in the same factory in the past. THE Owen Diaza lift engineer, denounced similar treatment and resulted in an out -of -court settlement in March 2024, after a $ 3.2 million compensation awarded to him by a jury. Initially, in 2021 it had earned $ 137 million in compensation, but the case was repetitive.
Source :Skai
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