By james art 
Tesla was fined $ 13,500 for a “serious” alleged violation of state labor legislation after the security safety regulator in California found that he had failed to protect 50 workers in his Fremont electric car factory from excessive heat.
The Federal Administration for Safety and Health of Professional Labor has announced that state -level finding that Tesla has violated a regulation requiring employees “to be allowed and encouraged” to rest in the shade to cool at any time “they need to do This to protect themselves from overheating. “
According to this rule, any worker who takes such a break should be monitored and ask if they experience symptoms of heat associated and if they are, they cannot be ordered to work until the symptoms disappear.
The fine was issued in December after the case was opened in July, according to the report.
The case remained open and it was unclear whether Tesla had paid the fine. The company disputes most of the labor -related quotes and did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
The workplace safety regulator in California, CAL/OSHA, did not immediately answer questions about the payment of fines from Tesla.
The US Department of Labor Safety and Labor Administration, which takes into account both federal and state findings for workplace safety disorders, did not specify Tesla as alleged violations.
State-level regulatory actions come when Tesla Musk CEO works as a special official of President Donald Trump’s government to be dramatic and critics say illegally and reduce the costs and programs of the federal government, including in agencies responsible for regulating the regulation of Tesla operations and federal government contractor SpaceX, a rocket company that he leads as CEO.
The Fremont plant was at the center of numerous lawsuits because of the alleged anti-black racism in the facility, including a legal action by the Federal Committee on Equal Opportunities for Employment, an Agency expected to receive new commissioners appointed by Trump, which potentially affects The case.
Musk’s government position is likely to protect him from federal regulatory actions, said Stanford Law Professor Emerit William Gould, an expert on labor law.
“Musk is much less likely to face federal control,” Gould said. “California’s relatively limited resources seem to be his only concern.”
California workers’ safety regulators also fined Tesla $ 23,560 last year for two alleged violations related to a vehicle accident at the Fremont factory. An alleged violation, considered “serious” associated with the driver who drives the vehicle when a person was on his way, had kicked a sentence of $ 22,500. The other related to non -compliance, application and maintenance of an effective program to prevent injuries and diseases. Tesla disputes both findings, according to the Ministry of Labor.