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Tesla ordered to pay more than $3 million to former worker in racism suit

Headline from ABC 7 New York

The case was brought by a former elevator operator at the Fremont plant, who reported regularly hearing racial slurs, including the N-word.

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $3 Million in Racial Harassment Case (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The case was presented to a second jury after a judge reduced the original damages award.

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $3 Million in Damages Over Racially Hostile Workplace (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Owen Diaz, a former elevator operator at the company’s factory in Fremont, won the verdict in a retrial over damages.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    Tesla ordered to pay more than $3 million to former worker in racism suit (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The case was brought by a former elevator operator at the Fremont plant, who reported regularly hearing racial slurs, including the N-word.

  4. New York Times

    Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million Over Racist Treatment (opens New York Times)

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    A former Tesla factory worker, who is Black, challenged a judge’s earlier award of $15 million, but came away with less in a new trial.

  5. New York Post

    Tesla ordered to pay $3.2M to black ex-worker Owen Diaz, who sought $160M for racial harassment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Owen Diaz turned down a $15 million dollar settlement in 2021.

  6. The Guardian

    Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Originally awarded $130m, which a judge reduced to $15m, plaintiff opted for new trial against the electric vehicle maker

  7. Al Jazeera

    Carmaker Tesla ordered to pay $3.2m in US racial bias lawsuit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The multimillion-dollar award is significantly less than previously awarded in the case, brought by a former employee.

  8. Latin Times

    Racist Treatment, Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Tesla's attorneys urged the jury to reduce the damage award by arguing that Diaz had exaggerated the severity and impact of the racial abuse he had experienced.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Jury awards $3.2 million to ex-Tesla worker for racial abuse (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in California. The factory has been at the epicenter of racial

  10. Digital Journal

    Jury orders Tesla to pay former worker in racism case (opens Digital Journal)

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    A San Francisco jury on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee nearly $3.2 million for turning a blind eye to racism at the electric car

  11. Insider

    Tesla was ordered to pay $3.2 million in damages to a former employee in a racial discrimination case (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The verdict stems from a 2017 complaint by Owen Diaz, a former elevator operator at Tesla's flagship plant, who sued over racist harassment.

  12. InsideEVs

    Ex-Tesla Worker Awarded $3.2M In Race Bias Case After Refusing $15M (opens InsideEVs)

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    Owen Diaz had refused a reduced payout of $15 million last year in damages for severe racial harassment after initially being awarded $137 million in 2021.

  13. Seattle Times

    Jury reduces damages in suit over racism at California Tesla factory (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    A former Tesla factory worker, who is Black, challenged a judge’s earlier award of $15 million, but came away with less in a new trial.

  14. KHOU Houston

    Tesla ordered to pay over $3M to former employee in racial discrimination suit (opens KHOU Houston)

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    The former elevator employee said he regularly heard racial slurs and was subjected to racial graffiti.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    San Francisco jury slashes Tesla’s $137-million racism suit tab (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A jury said Tesla Inc. owes $3.2 million to a Black former contract worker for failing to protect him from racial abuse — 98% less than a 2021 verdict in the same case.

  16. Engadget

    Jury reduces Tesla's $137 million racism lawsuit penalty to $3.2 million (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The lawsuit was filed by a former Black worker who accused the company of enabling a racist workplace..

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