Elon Musk's private space company wrongly claimed that export control laws prevented it from hiring non-U.S. citizens. The Justice Department is suing.
A SpaceX engineer posted a job announcement in a college career chat forum in 2020 that said “Sadly must be a US citizen” to apply, even though the position did not require citizenship, the complaint says.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, alleging the Elon Musk-founded company engaged in discriminatory hiring practices targeting asylees and refugees.
The Department of Justice has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX alleging that the company unlawfully excluded refugees and asylum seekers in its hiring decisions.
The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenshi…
The US Department of Justice just sued SpaceX, alleging that the company engaged in discriminatory hiring practices against refugees and asylum seekers. The suit says that these practices occurred between 2018 and 2022 and that SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited it to hiring U…
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-run rocket and spacecraft company with extensive government contracts, for allegedly discriminating against refugees in its hiring practices.
According to the suit, the space company wrongfully denied applications from otherwise qualified individuals for all sorts of positions, from rocket scientists to dishwashers.
The suit says SpaceX has said for years it could hire only U.S. citizens because of export control laws, but that that interpretation of the law is incorrect.
From at least September 2018 to May of last year, SpaceX discouraged asylum seekers and refugees from applying for jobs, and refused to hire them or consider their applications, the Justice Department...
A Justice Department complaint says that Elon Musk’s rocket company violated federal law by refusing to hire certain foreign nationals with U.S. work permits.
The Department of Justice alleges that Elon Musk and SpaceX are illegally discriminating against refugees and those who have been granted asylum through their hiring practices.
The lawsuit says between 2018 and 2022, SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited its hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
SpaceX hires American citizens and people with Green Cards but doesn’t hire asylum seekers and refugees. This seems rational and actually mirrors a policy practiced by NASA. Both do a lot of nat...
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