Tesla is facing a multitude of legal troubles, with a proposed class action lawsuit being the latest addition to their list of issues. Two former factory workers have filed the lawsuit in federal court in California, accusing Tesla of violating labor laws under California state law. The workers are seeking over $5 million in damages and hope to represent thousands of Tesla employees in their suit.
The lawsuit alleges that Tesla failed to pay overtime and sick time, reimburse employees for work expenses, provide adequate breaks, and give employees written quotes of their expected output. This comes after Tesla was already facing racial discrimination and wrongful death lawsuits.
In addition to these labor law violations, Tesla is also facing charges of racial harassment and discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The complaint alleges that Tesla allowed harassment against Black workers in its California plants. Furthermore, Tesla is set to go to trial next week over a lawsuit brought by the family of an Apple engineer who died in a crash while his Model X was in autopilot mode.
The family of the engineer, Wei “Walter” Huang, claims that the autopilot design is defective and responsible for his death. Tesla plans to call a second Apple engineer as a witness in the trial to testify that Huang was playing a game on his phone when the crash occurred. Tesla has not yet responded to Business Insider’s request for comment regarding these legal matters.
