By Malathi Nayak | Bloomberg
Tesla Inc. has failed to derail a suit by the California Civil Rights Department accusing the company of engaging in a pattern of racial harassment and bias at its main factory.
A judge issued a tentative ruling throwing out counterclaims by the electric-car maker that the department’s 2022 suit is unlawful. Tesla had claimed state officials didn’t provide adequate information about the civil rights allegations or engage in efforts to resolve the dispute before going to court.
The company will have a chance at a hearing set for Wednesday to persuade Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo to change his ruling before making it