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Tesla has agreed to enter mediation with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a potential effort to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the electric vehicle maker of allowing severe and widespread racial harassment at its Fremont, California, factory. According to a filing submitted Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, both parties are currently working together to select a mediator, with negotiations expected to begin as early as March or April.
The EEOC indicated that if mediation and settlement discussions fail, Tesla and the agency will submit proposals to the presiding judge by June 17 outlining how the case should proceed. To allow mediation to take priority, the EEOC also requested that certain evidence-gathering deadlines be temporarily paused. Neither Tesla nor the EEOC provided immediate comments following the filing.
The lawsuit, originally filed in September 2023 during the Biden administration, alleges that Tesla violated federal employment laws by tolerating a hostile work environment for Black employees at its Fremont assembly plant. The EEOC claims the harassment included frequent racial slurs and visible displays of racist graffiti, such as swastikas and nooses. Some of the offensive imagery was allegedly found on vehicles as they rolled off the assembly line, highlighting the severity and pervasiveness of the issue.
Tesla, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, has denied the allegations, stating that it was not aware of the harassment or failed to address it. The company has accused the EEOC of pursuing the case for publicity, calling the lawsuit an example of “headline-chasing.”
The Fremont plant has been the subject of multiple lawsuits over alleged mistreatment of workers. Tesla recently secured a legal win on November 17, when a California state judge ruled that more than 6,000 Black workers could not pursue claims as a class action. The judge cited the unwillingness of many proposed witnesses to testify as a key reason for the decision.
As mediation approaches, the outcome could have significant implications for Tesla’s employment practices, corporate reputation, and ongoing scrutiny over workplace discrimination allegations in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
