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Former Tesla employee awarded $1m over racial slur

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5 years ago

August 6, 2021

Tesla has paid more than $1 million to a former black employee.

Melvin Berry won a ruling that the company failed to stop his supervisors from calling him racial slurs at the carmakers California plant.

It brings an end to a years-long fight by Berry, who was hired as a materials handler in 2015 and quit less than 18 months later.

It caps years of complaints by black workers that the electric vehicle maker failed to stop racial slurs on the assembly line.

Tesla denies the allegations in Berry’s case. It says it is “absolutely against any form of discrimination, harassment, or unfair treatment of any kind.”

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Costa is a news producer at ticker NEWS. He has previously worked as a regional journalist at the Southern Highlands Express newspaper. He also has several years' experience in the fire and emergency services sector, where he has worked with researchers, policymakers and local communities. He has also worked at the Seven Network during their Olympic Games coverage and in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Professional), with expertise in journalism, politics and international relations. His other interests include colonial legacies in the Pacific, counter-terrorism, aviation and travel.

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