- According to the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, the employees were fired by the company in 2022 after a letter a circulated through SpaceX critical of Musk.
A group of seven former employees of Elon Musk’s SpaceX say the rocket and satellite company discriminated against women, joking about sexual harassment and even firing those who complained, a new civil rights complaint alleges.
According to the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg The employees were fired by the company in 2022 after a letter a circulated through SpaceX criticizing Musk.
The group says SpaceX violated California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, which protects workers who are critical of their management.
The California Civil Rights Department first contacted SpaceX about the allegations in January.
In October, SpaceX was sued by a female former employee who alleged the company pays and promotes women and minorities less than white men.
The California Civil Rights Department first contacted SpaceX about the allegations in January
The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on May 26, 2020
Former SpaceX engineer Ashley Foltz filed a proposed class action in the state of California last year, saying the company paid her $92,000 a year, while men with similar duties and qualifications were paid up to $115,000.
California law prohibits employers from paying employees less than co-workers who perform “substantially similar work” based on their gender, race or ethnicity.
Foltz said she discovered the discrepancy when SpaceX posted job openings for engineering positions with a salary range of $95,000 to $115,000.
This year, a pay transparency law went into effect in California, requiring employers to include salary ranges in job postings.