Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules | Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.::Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.
- This is the best summary I could come up with: 
 - The tentative ruling from Alameda County Superior Court “certifies a class defined as the specific approximately 5,977 persons self-identified as Black/African-American who worked at Tesla during the class period from November 9, 2016, through the date of the entry of this order to prosecute the claims in the complaint.” - An amended complaint in 2017 alleged that Tesla “created an intimidating, hostile, and offensive work environment for Black and/or African-American employees that includes a routine use of the terms ‘N*r’ and 'Na’ and other racially derogatory terms, and racist treatment and images at Tesla’s production facility in Fremont, California.” - Anyone not on the list “may if they wish seek individual remedies through filing civil actions, through arbitration, or otherwise,” the ruling said. - A class-action trial is scheduled to begin on October 14, 2024, the same day as a separate case against Tesla brought by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). - As Wise’s ruling noted, "The CRD has filed and is pursuing a parallel law enforcement action that is alleging a pattern and practice of failing to prevent discrimination and harassment and seeking an injunction that would require Tesla to institute policies and procedures that will do a better job of preventing and redressing discrimination and harassment at Tesla. - In the class action, plaintiffs submitted “declarations from 240 persons who stated that they observed discrimination or harassment at the Tesla Fremont facility and that some complained about it,” Wise wrote. 
 - The original article contains 473 words, the summary contains 238 words. Saved 50%. I’m a bot and I’m open source! 
- Well, then, Tesla just won. - Class actions always benefit the defendant (and lawyers). When’s the last time individuals in a class-action saw more than $5? - If they win, I have a hard time believing Tesla would only be fined $30,000. With only 6000 workers, the settlement could be a decent amount. - Here’s hoping the lawyers don’t take the lion’s share of it. 
 
- BS. If this were true, companies would do everything in their power to allow class actions but they don’t, they frequently make employees sign away the right to do so 
 



