DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2020. | Image: Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images The US Department of Justice is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX over allegations that it discriminated against asylees and refugees in hiring. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, the DOJ claims that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX discouraged refugees and asylees from applying to the company by wrongly stating that SpaceX can only hire U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents."
The lawsuit states SpaceX failed to fairly consider" and refused to hire" the asylees and refugees who ended up applying anyway. It also alleges that SpaceX wrongly claimed" that the US's export control laws allowed it to only hire US citizens and lawful residents. Additionally, the DOJ claims SpaceX hired only" US citizens and green card holders...