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Labor/Employment

Aug. 25, 2023

DOJ says SpaceX is biased against asylees and refugees in hiring

Elon Musk posted on his Twitter account in 2020 that U.S. law requires people to have “at least a green card” to be hired at SpaceX because it works on advanced weapons technology, according to the lawsuit.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint Thursday against SpaceX, accusing the Hawthorne based company of unlawfully discriminating against asylees and refugees in its hiring process.

SpaceX, a spacecraft manufacturer, launch services and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, did not respond to an email sent to its media department seeking comment on the lawsuit.

Musk posted on hi...

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