Overview
- Eric Bach filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation.
- The complaint says Senior Director of HR Rachael Rivera referred to Bach, a German national, as a "German Nazi" and that Lucid confirmed the remark without taking meaningful corrective action.
- Bach alleges he lost powertrain oversight and access to board meetings after a 2024 culture probe, was pressured to resign on October 22, and was terminated on November 5 despite Lucid publicly saying he had "departed."
- The filing states he will pursue charges with the EEOC and California Civil Rights Department and seeks compensatory and punitive damages along with a jury trial.
- Lucid has disputed the allegations through an unnamed source and later called the claims "absurd," characterizing his exit as part of restructuring tied to product issues, while EV refuted the lawsuit’s assertion that Lucid was its source for a November report.