Fired SpaceX employees sue company for wrongfully firing critics of Elon Musk

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024 - 05:55

Associated Press

Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company.

The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter to management they shared via a company intranet. The next day, four of the plaintiffs were fired, they alleged, while others were terminated later after an internal investigation.