Fremont company accused of employing Chinese workers illegally, discriminating against non-Chinese employees

A Fremont battery company illegally employed Chinese workers, discriminated against non-Chinese employees, and secretly defied an order from the city to shut down its building, a lawsuit claims.

Gotion kept a “revolving door” of Chinese citizens coming to work at the lithium-ion battery plant despite lacking visas allowing employment, the lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court alleged.

The three workers who filed the lawsuit — one U.S. citizen and two with work permits — claimed company officials discriminated against them...