San Francisco, CA, Sept. 12, 2025 – Kotchen & Low filed a class action discrimination suit against Tesla, alleging that Tesla favors foreign H-1B visa workers over Americans, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which prohibits citizenship discrimination.
Plaintiffs Scott Taub and Sofia Brander represent the class. Taub is a tech worker who alleges that he received an e-mail from a third-party recruiter for a position that he was interested in, but the email stated that the Tesla position was for “H-1B only.” Both Taub and Brander applied for Tesla positions, but were not hired after disclosing that they were U.S. citizens.
The case is Taub v. Tesla, Inc. No, 3:25-cv-07785 (N.D. Cal.). Please contact us at info@kotchen.com if you have any information about citizenship discrimination at Tesla or other favoritism towards H-1B visa workers.
Media coverage of the case includes: Newsweek; Reuters; Bloomberg; Law360