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

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

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Post by Larrikin »

publicmenace wrote: post #46
Larrikin wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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Protected classes exist. Libel and slander laws exist. Hate crime law exist. In every single one of those, someone is being "mean" to the other party.

Many of those laws are written in blood, since being "mean" to someone based on traits they're born with and suffering no consequences leads to people being even more "mean".

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

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Post by dauertewigkeit »

publicmenace wrote: post #54
terminatornet wrote: post #51

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tesla broke california discrimination laws, it has nothing to do with being mean. don't do the crime, etc etc

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Frankly, you cannot see past the tip of your nose. Don't comment on how the law is applied.

If nobody sued against discrimination, then discrimination laws would be useless. So fighting discrimination is a public good that we all benefit from. Fighting a lawsuit is hard, especially doing it for almost a whole decade, and against a multi billion dollar corporation.

Should the guy get $10,000 for it? He's not getting paid $3 million, because somebody shouted a slur at him once.

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

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Post by akomtu »

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.

It's blackjack where judge is the dealer.

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

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Post by shadowgovt »

publicmenace wrote: post #48
shadowgovt wrote: post #44

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

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A number intended to be punitive, yes.

What is your framework for believing that number to be ridiculous? Do you know how such numbers are decided?

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

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Post by terminatornet »

publicmenace wrote: post #54
terminatornet wrote: post #51

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tesla broke california discrimination laws, it has nothing to do with being mean. don't do the crime, etc etc

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who cares? tesla had 4th quarter earnings of $24 billion last year. $3M is chump change to them

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

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Post by vore »

AardvarkAnon wrote: post #35
throwaway34058 wrote: post #18

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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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"loxist"? Excuse me? Did you also want to include a swastika in your comment?

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

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Post by Animats »

It's amazing how big the settlements are for discrimination lawsuits vs. other labor law violations. Wage and hour violations get a slap on the wrist. Safety violations seldom cost a company more than a few thousand dollars unless someone is killed, and even then payments rarely exceed 5 figures.

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

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Post by Larrikin »

publicmenace wrote: post #54
terminatornet wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

tesla broke california discrimination laws, it has nothing to do with being mean. don't do the crime, etc etc

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Defend racism with your real account
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