An email shows the firm’s general counsel offering to pay a settlement to DeWitt Lambert, a black employee of the company who claimed he was subject to racial harassment, provided the case was kept out of the media. Lambert, whose attorney released the email, has proceeded to sue the company. The emails were obtained by BuzzFeed News through an open records request and include one from June 2016 in which DeVos’ chief of staff asked for help with “any questions or concerns regarding your
An email shows the firm’s general counsel offering to pay a settlement to DeWitt Lambert, a black employee of the company who claimed he was subject to racial harassment, provided the case was kept out of the media. Lambert, whose attorney released the email, has proceeded to sue the company. Many Silicon Valley firms attempt to avoid bad publicity by settling out of court, but critics say the case indicates Tesla's aggressive PR tactics.