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Race Relations Hostile Environment

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Tesla Still Liable for Racially Hostile Work Environment

In October 2021, a California federal jury awarded $137 million to a former contract employee who worked for Tesla. The jury found Tesla liable for creating a racially hostile work environment and awarded the employee $6.9...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Does "MAGA" Attire at Work Create Racially Hostile Environment?

Recently, a client received an EEOC charge that among other claims, alleged that a manager’s discussions of support for former President Trump’s campaign constituted evidence of a hostile work environment based on race....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Key Takeaways for Employers from the $137 Million Race Harassment Verdict Against Tesla

On October 4, 2021, a federal jury in California awarded $136.9 million to a Black former Tesla subcontractor, Owen Diaz, after finding that Tesla subjected him to a racially hostile work environment. The jury awarded Diaz...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Tesla Hit With $137 Million Jury Verdict for Racially Charged Workplace

On October 4, a California federal jury awarded $137 million to a former contract employee who worked for Tesla. At trial, the plaintiff testified that he was repeatedly called the N-word while at work, regularly heard racial...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Creating Solutions To Racism Problem In Construction Industry

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In 2020 alone, there were nearly 20 highly publicized incidents of flagrant racism on construction jobsites throughout North America, ranging from workers of color finding nooses hung in the workplace to racist graffiti. Many...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Workplace

The Black Lives Matter movement, protesting racism, police brutality, and the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans, has not only been seen and heard in streets around the world; it has found a new voice in...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Social Media Posts During Turbulent Times: FAQs on Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities

Many people have commented on social media regarding the anti-racist movement that has been gaining strength in the wake of police officers killings around the country. Unfortunately, some of these posts are inflammatory,...more

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