Appeals Court Keeps SpaceX Sex-Bias Claims in Court
The Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that SpaceX cannot force eight former employees’ lawsuit into private arbitration, allowing their claims to proceed in federal court under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. The employees allege they were fired after raising concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination and circulating a letter criticizing Elon Musk’s social media comments. The ruling sets where the dispute will be heard; it does not establish that the allegations are true or decide the employees’ claims. The dissenting judge argued the workers should have to meet a stricter standard to qualify for the law’s exception.
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