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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by polar8 » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:23 AM UTC

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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by throwaway1851 » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:24 AM UTC

publicmenace wrote: post #26

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If you've reviewed the facts in this case, and that's what you took from it, then I seriously question your reading comprehension ability.

Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:24 AM UTC

Beaver117 wrote: post #33

publicmenace wrote: post #26

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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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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by shadowgovt » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:24 AM UTC

publicmenace wrote: post #31

peter422 wrote: post #29

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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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Why is $3 million in damages in this case ridiculous?

Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by Teever » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:24 AM UTC

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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by publicmenace » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:25 AM UTC

Larrikin wrote: post #38

publicmenace wrote: post #26

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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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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by vkou » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:27 AM UTC

polar8 wrote: post #41

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> He reported he regularly heard racial slurs

> and saw racist graffiti in bathrooms

> and a racially insensitive cartoon.

You're going to have to try a lot harder than call me an n-word once for the suit to stick.

And if you actually pull it off, it means that both your manager and HR are both asleep at the wheel.

Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by publicmenace » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:27 AM UTC

shadowgovt wrote: post #44

publicmenace wrote: post #31

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Why is $3 million in damages in this case ridiculous?

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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by ParetoOptimal » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:28 AM UTC

publicmenace wrote: post #31

peter422 wrote: post #29

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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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Re: Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit

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Post by drewbeck » Tue, Apr 04, 2023, 3:28 AM UTC

throwaway1851 wrote: post #42

publicmenace wrote: post #26

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If you've reviewed the facts in this case, and that's what you took from it, then I seriously question your reading comprehension ability.

They were looking for their angle and found it. Reading was not part of the process.