Tesla ordered to pay $137 million

 


Tesla was ordered to pay $137 million to a former employee for having turned a blind eye to racism in the workplace.
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Owen Diaz a former contract worker who was hired in 2015 was subjected to a racially hostile environment, a federal jury in San Francisco decided Monday.
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The award is one of the largest verdicts of its kind.

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