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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal body, said Black workers had routinely endured stereotyping, racial insults and hostility since at least 2015.
The court action, which follows a breakdown in mediation, adds federal charges to discrimination claims already filed by the state of California, lawsuits by individual Tesla employees, and a class action suit involving about 240 workers.
The electric car company "subjected Black employees at its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California ... to severe or pervasive racial harassment and created and maintained a hostile work environment because of their race," the lawsuit said.
"The racial misconduct was frequent, ongoing, inappropriate, unwelcome and occurred across all shifts, departments and positions," the commission said.
The suit said the factory walls had graffiti that included swastikas, nooses and threats, with some of it allegedly on vehicles rolling off the production line.
The commission said Black workers routinely endured racist slurs including variations of the "N-word," along with "monkey" and "boy".
"Slurs were used casually and openly in high-traffic areas and at worker hubs," according to the commission.
Tesla announced last year that the EEOC had formally raised concerns about the situation at the factory.
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