Tesla settles racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former elevator operator Owen Diaz.

Tesla has reached a settlement with Owen Diaz, a former employee who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company. Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator at Tesla's Fremont, California factory in 2015, claimed he faced severe racial harassment. A federal jury awarded Diaz $3.2 million in damages last year, but the terms of the settlement between Tesla and Diaz are confidential.