Tesla ordered to pay $137m to Black former employee for racial abuse

California federal court orders company to pay Owen Diaz who alleges he faced daily racial epithets' including the N-word'

Tesla has been ordered by a federal court in California to pay almost $137m in damages to a Black former employee who said he endured racial abuse while working at a factory in Fremont.

Owen Diaz, a former contracted elevator operator who worked at the plant between 2015 and 2016, alleged he was harassed and faced daily racial epithets" including the N-word". He also said employees drew swastikas and left racist graffiti and drawings around the plant.