"Kohls, who is deaf, previously worked at Tesla's enormous Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, where he was given a job melting aluminum at 1,220 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the reporting. The "extreme heat and moisture" of the casting department, which "far exceed standard industrial heat levels," the lawsuit said, caused his hearing aids to fail, something that was not only a massive inconvenience, but dangerous: it would be impossible for Kohl to hear alarms and other safety alerts without them."
""The facts of this case are stark and troubling," Kohls' attorney Andrew Rozynski told The Independen t. "Tesla had a highly qualified employee who requested the most basic accommodation under the ADA, reassignment to a vacant position where he'd already demonstrated success. Instead of complying with the law, they fired him within nine days and told him he was being 'medically separated.'""
Hans Kohls, who is deaf, filed a lawsuit claiming he was terminated after reporting that extreme heat and moisture at Tesla's Austin Gigafactory caused his hearing aids to fail. He worked in the casting department melting aluminum at 1,220°F, where conditions allegedly far exceed standard industrial heat levels, making it impossible to hear alarms and safety alerts. Kohls requested reassignment to a vacant position where he had demonstrated success. The suit states Tesla refused the accommodation, fired him within nine days and labeled him "medically separated." The filing cites broader concerns about workplace injuries and safety at Tesla.
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