Six African-American and Hispanic former employees at Tesla's factory in Buffalo, New York, have filed discrimination complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York Division of Human Rights, WIVB-4 TV's Daniel TelvockThe former employees reportedly alleged that they lost out on promotions to less-qualified white colleagues and often heard racial slurs and other racist comments at the factory, where Tesla makes solar panels.
The New York Attorney General's Office is investigating the Buffalo factory and has interviewed the former workers who made the complaints, according to WIVB-4 TV's report. Tesla and the New York Division of Human Rights did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment. The former employees reportedly said white colleagues were more likely to receive promotions, even if they had less experience. At one point, 45 black employees applied for a promotion with five available positions, but all of them were given to white employees, WIVB-4 reported.
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There is a reason they called the city Buffalo in the first place.
Really? Are these employees Affirmative Action qualified?
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