Former Tesla Worker Takes Elon Musk's Company to Court Over Racial Abuse, Wins R2 billion

• A man, Owen Diaz, has been paid for the racial abuse he suffered while working for Tesla, where he witnessed the derogatory treatment of black people
• The court ruled in his favour and Owen was given the sum of $137 million (R2 041 053 400) as compensation for the stress he has been through and damages
• Many people who reacted to his story jokingly said that they would not mind being treated shabbily for such a payout

A 52-year-old man, Owen Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator in Tesla, said that he faced racial abuse in the company while he was on the staff.

While working with Tesla, the man found cartoons that had a bad portrayal of black children. When he told his supervisors, they downplayed it and told him he “couldn’t take a joke.”, Ladbible reports.

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Owen won the case

A part of the man’s lawsuit against the company said that Tesla’s progressive posturing starkly contrasts with how shabbily it treats its African-American workers.

After a long four-hour deliberation, a jury finally ruled in his favour. Lawrence Organ, Owen’s lawyer, said that it is a great thing one of the biggest corporations in America is made to face justice for the way it treats black people.

Take billions for your stress

Awarding him, $137 million (R2 041 053 400), Owen was given $7 million (R104 287 400) for the emotional stress he has suffered and $130m (R1 936 766 000) was for punitive damages.

When the story was shared on Instagram, people had a lot to say about it. At the time of writing this report, it had gathered over 150 000 likes with several comments.

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Below are some of the reactions:

johnny.v23 said:

"For 137 million you can call me whatever you like."

calebjosephwebb joked:

"I don't work at Tesla but I think they abused me too."

youssefokab reacted funnily:

"Bro that’s 4 times more than what Squid Games is offering."

the_real_joshy said:

"Racism is expensive. Both literally and figuratively - if it’s not costing lives, it’s costing millions."

_idiosyncratical_ said:

"His future generations gonna be so glad bro, they sorted out for life."

African man secures job at Tesla after building drone, celebrates in cute photos

In other news about Tesla, Briefly News recently reported that a young man who built a drone by himself has celebrated getting a job with US company Tesla.

Making the announcement in a LinkedIn post, Tobenna Uzuegbunam stated that he is still in shock at the thought that he now works in the top electric car-making company. The full-time product engineer at Tesla stated that he knew there was a need to invest in himself before any company would want to do so.

Tobenna appreciated God for guiding him and expressed hope that his story inspires others to understand that some doors close so that bigger ones will open.

Source: Briefly News