Tesla discrimination probe killed as Trump axes watchdog agency

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs investigated companies for unfair practices — including Elon Musk's automaker.

A federal investigation of potential workplace discrimination at Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. has been halted after President Trump signed a Jan. 21 executive order that all but shut down the agency in charge of it, The Standard has learned. 

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs enforced equal employment laws for federal contractors. The office’s employees now have little to do besides notifying companies that they will no longer be audited for potential discrimination — and, in some cases, that they won’t have to pay outstanding fines. 

Read more on the original article : https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/06/trump-order-stops-tesla-discrimination-investigation/