Enlarge / Cars parked at the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California, on February 10, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Josh Edelson)
Tesla was sued yesterday by a California state agency that says the Elon Musk-led carmaker is stonewalling an investigation into alleged discrimination and harassment.
"Tesla's failure to comply with my office's obligation to investigate allegations of workplace misconduct shows a lack of respect for the rights and well-being of their workers," Kevin Kish, director of the California Civil Rights Department, said today in a press release. Kish said his agency "will not accept any attempts to obstruct our investigation" and that "Tesla is not above the law."
The agency's press release said that Tesla "fail[ed] to comply with a subpoena in connection to an ongoing, confidential investigation into allegations of unlawful harassment and discrimination." The agency filed a petition in Alameda County Superior Court asking for "an order directing respondent Tesla to appear before this Court and to show cause as to why it has refused to comply and/or not fully complied with CRD's investigative discovery."
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