Tesla, The Electric Vehicle Company Led by Billionaire Elon Musk, is facing a proposed class-process lawsuit accusing it of favorFled Friday in the San Francisco Federal Court, The Complaint Alleges Tesla Violated Federal Civil Rights Law by Disproportionatetely Hiring H-1-1-1-1B Visa Holders While Laying of Us Citizens. The suit claims the company’s reliance on Foreign Skilled Workers Has Resulted in Widespread Discrimination, According to a Report from Reuters.
According to the filing, tesla hired about 1,355 H-1B Workers in 2024 While Laying Over Than 6,000 Us-Based Employees, “The Vast Majority” believed to bea American Citizens. Plaintiffs say this Imbalance reflects a pattern of bias in hiring and firings.The lawsuit was brieft by software scott taub and human resources specialist Sofia Brander, Who Both Claim They Wi WERE DENED JOBS BECAUSE YOU Taub Said One Tesla Role was advertised as “H1B only,” while brander alleges she was twice refused interviews despite prorence as a tesla contractor.While Visa Workers Make Up Just A Fraction of the United States Labor Market, Tesla Prefeers to Hire These Candidates Over US Citizens, as it can pay visa-dependent employE Employees performing the same work, “The Complaint Says, Calling The Practice A Form of” Wage theft. “The lawsuit also cited a December 2024 post on Musk’s social media platform x, where he wrote: “The reason i’m in America along with so many critical people who have solded, teesla and have Other Companies that Made America Strong is because of h-1b. ” Musk Himself is a naturalized us citizen who first came to the count on an h-1B visa.
