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Ex-Tesla Worker Speaks After Winning $137M Racism Verdict
Noah Kirsch
Wealth And Power Reporter
Updated Oct. 05, 2021 4:34AM
A San Francisco jury awarded a massive $136.9 million verdict to a former Tesla worker on Monday over claims that he was subjected to racist treatment by his supervisors. “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster,” said the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, in an interview with The Daily Beast on Monday evening. “The jury knew that this is not just for me; this verdict is for everybody that works at Tesla. This is their way of putting Elon Musk on notice.”
Diaz, who is Black, claimed that the electric carmaker cast a blind eye to harassment. His supervisors allegedly taunted him with racist imagery and used epithets against him.
“ had supervisors telling me, ‘N----r, hurry up and push the button’; ‘N----r, push these batteries out of the elevator.’ And they were also telling me, ‘N-----s aren’t shit,’” he said.
The verdict included $6.9 million in compensatory damages and $130 million in punitive damages, according to the legal publication Law360. It wasn’t immediately clear what percentage of those funds would go to Diaz’ attorneys, or whether Tesla would be able to reduce the payout on appeal. . . .
Diaz, who is Black, claimed that the electric carmaker cast a blind eye to harassment. His supervisors allegedly taunted him with racist imagery and used epithets against him.
“ had supervisors telling me, ‘N----r, hurry up and push the button’; ‘N----r, push these batteries out of the elevator.’ And they were also telling me, ‘N-----s aren’t shit,’” he said.
The verdict included $6.9 million in compensatory damages and $130 million in punitive damages, according to the legal publication Law360. It wasn’t immediately clear what percentage of those funds would go to Diaz’ attorneys, or whether Tesla would be able to reduce the payout on appeal. . . .
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-tesla-worker-speaks-after-winning-dollar137m-racism-verdict?via=twitter_page
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