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You can't even type the word and yet you think it's fine for somebody to be called that at a workplace?
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
if Tesla's management was all white it would certainly play into the claim that Tesla is racist. However I did misread the story.
Because a black person can't be racist against another black person?
are you suggesting Workman was known to be racist against black people?
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>In October 2021, a jury awarded him $137 million in damages in the case, but a federal judge threw out that award as excessive. US District Judge William Orrick offered Diaz $15 million in damages in the case instead, but Diaz rejected the offer, choosing instead to have a new trial.
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You can't even type the word and yet you think it's fine for somebody to be called that at a workplace?
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I'm guessing you are not familiar with the case and only read the CNN coverage.
Employers have responsibilities to maintain certain standards at a workplace. Tesla absolutely flaunted those standards to a ridiculous degree. The first jury on the case awarded over $100 million to the plaintiff.
Go look at the evidence presented in the trial. It's not one bad word being used once.
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#35The whole thing is quite fascinating. 1. This contractor complained about racist slurs 2. Tesla fired two contractors who were identified as participating in this 3. Tesla suspended one who drew a racist cartoon 4. Tesla did the usual corporate training stuff. This news article is light on content, so I'm going to have to go read what new facts came about in the actual case and I really don't care enough to do that,…
The LA Times wrote several in depth pieces investigating Tesla. It wasn't just what you've listed, it was far beyond what is acceptable at any employer anywhere. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-25/black-tesl...
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> The case was brought by Owen Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator at the plant. He reported he regularly heard racial slurs, including the N-word, on the Fremont factory floor, and saw racist graffiti in bathrooms and a racially insensitive cartoon.
Why misrepresent something when the truth is only a click away?
But besides that, everyone here knows that you know that the value isn't about damages suffered per se, it's about sending a message to racist people like you.
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#37The whole thing is quite fascinating. 1. This contractor complained about racist slurs 2. Tesla fired two contractors who were identified as participating in this 3. Tesla suspended one who drew a racist cartoon 4. Tesla did the usual corporate training stuff. This news article is light on content, so I'm going to have to go read what new facts came about in the actual case and I really don't care enough to do that,…
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Do you think racism in the work place is ok? How about sexism? Why not homophobia as well? Does smacking the butt of your female coworker really deserve compensation? Where do you draw the line or do you think it should all be ok in the workplace?
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Depends on if the goal was a payday, or to send a message.
Well they did reject a $15m payout after they won the first trial.
Yes, because they wanted $160 million which is what their lawyers wanted in the second trail.
In the first suit jury awarded $137 million, judge lowered that to $15 and they had an option to get that or have a new trial.
They went with a new trial.
So yeah, it was all about the money.
Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit
#40The whole thing is quite fascinating. 1. This contractor complained about racist slurs 2. Tesla fired two contractors who were identified as participating in this 3. Tesla suspended one who drew a racist cartoon 4. Tesla did the usual corporate training stuff. This news article is light on content, so I'm going to have to go read what new facts came about in the actual case and I really don't care enough to do that,…
The LA Times wrote several in depth pieces investigating Tesla. It wasn't just what you've listed, it was far beyond what is acceptable at any employer anywhere. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-25/black-tesl...
Thanks for the link. That was very helpful. I'll provide a short summary of what I read (not full article) since it's a big article. Lots of people are doing the suing:
- People used racist language and wrote that stuff places
- Immediate action was taken but then effectively rescinded (a guy was fired for being racist but brought back in a non-supervisory role)
- 'Soft' retaliation occurred: they were forgiving of people making errors but if you had previously complained, then one mistake would end up with you being fired
- Race-based task discrimination is claimed: Black employees cleaned while White and Hispanic employees took a rest break
At that point I stopped reading, since that was good enough for me to know that it is definitely more than I initially thought.