"Tesla workers claim anti-LGBT threats, taunts, and racial abuse in lawsuits", 19 Oct 2017

Soon after he started working on the assembly line at Tesla, Jorge Ferro said he was taunted for being gay and threatened with violence...

The harassment didn't stop after he reported it to a manager, and days after he made a second complaint, Ferro was punished, according to his account...

Tesla repeatedly failed to stop the anti-gay harassment and fired Ferro in retaliation for seeking protection, according to a wrongful termination lawsuit...

Tesla has defended itself against charges of discrimination: "There is no company on earth with a better track record than Tesla,"...

In addition to Ferro's complaint, first reported by the Guardian, three black men who worked at Tesla have also filed a recent lawsuit alleging racist abuse and harassment...

Tesla did not address specific allegations, but in a series of statements called the claims "unmeritorious" and argued that it was was not responsible since the employees are contractors...

[Also refers to Uber]