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Tesla has failed to investigate complaints of racist conduct and has fired or otherwise retaliated against workers who reported harassment, the EEOC said in the lawsuit. The lawsuit adds federal charges to discrimination claims by the state of California and lawsuits by Tesla employees. It follows the breakdown of settlement talks with the EEOC after Tesla announced that the agency had formally raised its concerns last year. The department alleges that Tesla discriminated against Black workers when making decisions about pay, promotions and work assignments. Tesla is also facing a class action lawsuit in California state court over the alleged mistreatment of Black factory workers.
Persons: Tesla, Charlotte Burrows, Stephen Lam, Burrows, , Owen Diaz, Diaz, Black, Daniel Wiessner, Leslie Adler, Daniel Wallis, Alexia Garamfalvi, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Tesla, U.S, Tesla Inc, Opportunity Commission, Motorists, REUTERS, California Civil Rights Department, Thomson Locations: Fremont , California, U.S, California, Fremont, Black, Albany , New York
The warning comes as Congress is grappling with how it should take action to protect Americans from potential risks stemming from AI. CFPB also plans to propose rules to ensure AI valuation models for residential real estate have safeguards against discrimination. "There is not an exemption in our nation's civil rights laws for new technologies and artificial intelligence that engages in unlawful discrimination," Chopra told reporters during a virtual press conference Tuesday. The FTC is also prepared to take action against companies that unlawfully seek to block new entrants to AI markets, Khan said. "The Civil Rights Division is committed to using federal civil rights laws to hold companies accountable when they use artificial intelligence in ways that prove discriminatory," Clarke said.
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