Overview
- An EEOC filing says Tesla and the agency are selecting a mediator, with settlement talks expected to start in March or April.
- The EEOC asked the court to pause some evidence-gathering deadlines so mediation can take priority.
- If mediation does not succeed, both sides must propose next steps to the judge by June 17.
- The 2023 EEOC lawsuit alleges pervasive racial harassment at Tesla’s Fremont plant, including slurs and racist graffiti such as swastikas and nooses, with some incidents appearing on vehicles, and claims of retaliation against workers who complained.
- Tesla denies knowing of widespread harassment and has accused the EEOC of headline-chasing, and a California judge previously declined to let a separate proposed class action by Black workers proceed as a group.