> Interesting article about Tesla's strategies for efficient employee hiring

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/1- … r-AA1X3b6t

1,355 visa hires, thousands of Americans laid off. Now Tesla must explain

An engineer claims Tesla sought only H-1B visa hires.
An HR specialist says foreign workers were preferred.
US judge says the lawsuit has enough to move forward.

A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that Tesla must face a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against American workers in favor of foreign nationals who can be paid less.

In September last year, plaintiffs Scott Taub and Sofia Brander sued the electric car giant, alleging violations of federal civil rights law and claiming Tesla favored visa holders over US citizens. Taub says he was discouraged from applying for an engineering role after a recruiter told him the position was open only to H-1B visa holders.

The complaint also states that Tesla hired roughly 1,355 skilled workers on H-1B visas in 2024 while laying off more than 6,000 US employees. Both Taub and Brander claim Tesla refused to hire them because neither required employment sponsorship.