<p>A Tesla Inc shareholder sued the electric car maker, Chief Executive Elon Musk and its board, accusing them of neglecting to tackle complaints about workplace discrimination and harassment, and engendering a "toxic workplace culture."</p>.<p>Thursday's lawsuit is the latest against Tesla, which has been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in its factories.</p>.<p>"Tesla has created a toxic workplace culture grounded in racist and sexist abuse and discrimination against its own employees," the investor, Solomon Chau, said.</p>.<p>"This toxic work environment has gestated internally for years, and only recently has the truth about Tesla's culture emerged," he added in the complaint.</p>.<p>"Tesla's toxic workplace culture has caused financial harm and irreparable damage to the company's reputation."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/musk-offers-billion-user-vision-but-few-details-to-twitter-staff-1118860.html" target="_blank">Musk offers billion-user vision but few details to Twitter staff</a></strong></p>.<p>Tesla did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment outside regular US business hours.</p>.<p>Kendall Law Group PLLC, the lawyers representing Chau, were not available outside regular US business hours.</p>.<p>Tesla has said it does not tolerate discrimination and has taken steps to tackle workers' complaints.</p>.<p>The lawsuit accuses the defendants -- Musk, 11 Tesla board members and the company -- of having breached their fiduciary duty by failing to address and remedy the red flags concerning internal reports of discrimination and harassment.</p>.<p>This caused Tesla to lose high-quality employees and incur costs for defending cases and settling fines for violations, the lawsuit said.</p>.<p>The case is Chau et al v. Musk et al, US District Court, Western District of Texas (Austin), 1:22-cv-00592.</p>
<p>A Tesla Inc shareholder sued the electric car maker, Chief Executive Elon Musk and its board, accusing them of neglecting to tackle complaints about workplace discrimination and harassment, and engendering a "toxic workplace culture."</p>.<p>Thursday's lawsuit is the latest against Tesla, which has been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in its factories.</p>.<p>"Tesla has created a toxic workplace culture grounded in racist and sexist abuse and discrimination against its own employees," the investor, Solomon Chau, said.</p>.<p>"This toxic work environment has gestated internally for years, and only recently has the truth about Tesla's culture emerged," he added in the complaint.</p>.<p>"Tesla's toxic workplace culture has caused financial harm and irreparable damage to the company's reputation."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/musk-offers-billion-user-vision-but-few-details-to-twitter-staff-1118860.html" target="_blank">Musk offers billion-user vision but few details to Twitter staff</a></strong></p>.<p>Tesla did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment outside regular US business hours.</p>.<p>Kendall Law Group PLLC, the lawyers representing Chau, were not available outside regular US business hours.</p>.<p>Tesla has said it does not tolerate discrimination and has taken steps to tackle workers' complaints.</p>.<p>The lawsuit accuses the defendants -- Musk, 11 Tesla board members and the company -- of having breached their fiduciary duty by failing to address and remedy the red flags concerning internal reports of discrimination and harassment.</p>.<p>This caused Tesla to lose high-quality employees and incur costs for defending cases and settling fines for violations, the lawsuit said.</p>.<p>The case is Chau et al v. Musk et al, US District Court, Western District of Texas (Austin), 1:22-cv-00592.</p>