"A Tesla employee is suing the company over claims of racial harassment and discrimination", 28 Mar 2017

A Tesla employee is suing the company, saying he experienced racial harassment, racial discrimination, and sexual harassment while working at the company's Fremont factory...The suit also says Lambert was overlooked for job promotions because he had filed complaints to human resources about the harassment...Tesla said it denied all the claims made in the suit...Tesla said HR opened an investigation...but that the person leading it left Tesla...and neglected to hand off the investigation...Tesla denied claims that Lambert was overlooked for promotions because he had made complaints to HR...Tesla's Fremont factory has been under a great deal of scrutiny recently.  Fremont factory worker Jose Moran wrote a Medium post in early February alleging he and other workers were subject to "preventable" injuries...He also said employees worked well over 40 hours to meet production goals...Separately, a female Tesla engineer filed a suit against the company in late February, alleging that she had experienced "pervasive harassment" and gender discrimination while working in Tesla's general-assembly department...