The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on Launch Complex 39A after its launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on Launch Complex 39A after its launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla., accusing the Elon Musk-founded company of discriminating against refugees and asylum seekers in the hiring process.
SpaceX also falsely claimed it could not hire non-U.S. citizens because of export control laws, the Justice Department said., formerly known as Twitter, Musk called the lawsuit"yet another case of weaponization of the DOJ for political purposes." However,"asylees' and refugees' permission to live and work in the United States does not expire, and they stand on equal footing with U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents under export control laws," the department said in a statement.
US law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX, as rockets are considered advanced weapons technologyIt also alleges that in postings SpaceX put on job hunting sites and online forums, SpaceX employees specified available positions were only open to U.S. citizens.
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