Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Case No. 23-cv-04984-JSC
COMMISSION,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION TO STAY v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 22,
TESLA, INC.,
11 Defendant.
12 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the Commission) sues Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for claims arising from Tesla’s race-based employment practices. (Dkt. No. 1.) Before the Court is Tesla’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and motion to stay pending “virtually identical” state court proceedings. (Dkt. Nos. 22, 27.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on March 28, 2024, the Court DENIES Tesla’s motions to dismiss and stay. BACKGROUND The Commission alleges Tesla has subjected Black employees at its Fremont, California manufacturing facilities (Fremont Factory) to severe or pervasive racial…