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California sues Tesla for discrimination and harassment of Black workers

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While supervisors were active participants or witnesses to such instances, Tesla avoided responsibility for complaints from contract staff since they were not direct employees. It also includes causes of action for the failure to prevent discrimination under the FEHA and for unequal pay under the Labor Code.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Ninth Circuit also found that modification of the injunction due to EPA’s rulemaking action did not threaten separation of powers. The court wrote that ultimately it saw “a greater threat to the separation of powers by allowing courts to pick and choose what law governs the executive branch’s ongoing duties.” California v.