Racial discrimination suit against Tesla

The electric-car maker said it will ask the court to pause the case once the department files its lawsuit.

DFEH did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The company has been fighting a series of lawsuits over allegations of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in the past year.

It was sued by two female employees last year, with both their lawsuits alleging a "hostile work environment" against women at the car maker's factory in Fremont, California.