Tesla to Pay More Than $130 Million to Ex-Worker For Racist Treatment: ‘Elon Musk, You’ve Been Put on Notice. Clean That Factory Up.’ Posted byChloe Arrojado October 5, 2021 Leave a comment on Tesla to Pay More Than $130 Million to Ex-Worker For Racist Treatment: ‘Elon Musk, You’ve Been Put on Notice. Clean That Factory Up.’ Tesla failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the former worker from being racially harassed, according to the jury.