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Tesla has fired an engineer who accused the high-tech auto manufacturer of wage discrimination and a pattern of ignoring sexual harassment, according to a report in The Guardian.
AJ Vandermeyden, who filed a discrimination lawsuit last fall and went public with a Guardian interview in February, was fired from her role at the company.
“Despite repeatedly receiving special treatment at the expense of others, Ms Vandermeyden nonetheless chose to pursue a miscarriage of justice by suing Tesla and falsely attacking our company in the press,” a Tesla spokesperson said in a statement to The Guardian. “After we carefully considered the facts on multiple occasions and were absolutely convinced that Ms Vandermeyden’s claims were illegitimate, we had no choice but to end her employment at Tesla.”
Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Mashable.
Vandermeyden told the Guardian that she experienced "unwelcome and pervasive harassment" including "inappropriate language, whistling and catcalls" at Tesla—problems that the company allegedly ignored.
She also said in her lawsuit that she was paid less than male engineers and outlined other kinds of workplace violations, including denial of overtime pay, rest breaks, and meal breaks while she worked in the sales department.
Tesla has faced accusations of labor violations from other employees. Tesla's HR chief left the company last week.
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