Judge Slashes Black Tesla Employee’s Discrimination Payout

Essence Magazine:

By Ashlee Banks ·Updated April 14, 2022

A federal judge has reduced damages in a discrimination lawsuit that were awarded to a Black Tesla employee.

Last year a jury awarded Owen Diaz, a Tesla elevator operator, $137 million for discrimination he faced while working for the company, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From 2015 to 2016, Diaz said he was a victim of racism and his colleagues called him the n-word and other racial

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