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Tesla must keep defending itself in open court against claims that female employees face “rampant sexual harassment” in its largest California factory, a California judge ruled, spurning the company’s request for closed-door arbitration.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Kaus ruled Monday that the female worker who filed the complaint can proceed in court — even though she signed an arbitration agreement giving up her right to sue. Kaus issued a one-sentence order denying the company’s request without explaining his reasoning.
Tesla has come under fire from shareholder activists who have pushed the electric-vehicle maker’s board, so far without success,
