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Tesla Proposes Problematic Severance Agreement

June 22, 2018

Brenner, Italy - May 8, 2016: Tesla charging stations are located throughout EU to accommodate owners of the electric car.
According to a law professor at Temple University, the confidential agreement Tesla is requiring 3000 laid-off employees to sign in order to get severance pay will chill valid complaints about worker safety. It demands acknowledgment that the employee “had the opportunity to raise any safety concerns, safety complaints, or whistleblower activities against the company, and that if any safety concerns, safety complaints, or whistleblower activities were raised during your employment, they were addressed to your satisfaction.” Tesla has been the subject of media reports critical of its safety practices. In April, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health opened at least two inspections of the automaker. In a complaint, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board alleged that Tesla managers have illegally tried to stop employees from discussing safety concerns with a union or each other. Tesla has denied the allegations, which are being considered by an administrative law judge at a trial that began June 11. In a related development, Tesla sued a former employee – https://tinyurl.com/ya39nwkz – accusing him of hacking the company’s computer systems, and stealing company secrets. CEO Elon Musk had earlier suggested that a saboteur was responsible for some problems Tesla was having, including a recent incident when one of its cars burst into flame while it was being driven.

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