The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, accusing the company of violating federal law by allowing racial harassment of its Black employees and subjecting them to retaliation. The complaint alleges that non-Black employees openly used slurs and epithets around work areas, while supervisors and managers failed to intervene. Tesla was also accused of neglecting to address the complaints made by Black workers. This legal action follows a previous state civil rights agency lawsuit and a $3.2 million damages ruling against Tesla for racial discrimination in 2015. The EEOC is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, and reforms in Tesla’s employment practices.