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| SpaceX wins reprieve from DOJ suit alleging hiring discrimination |
| 2023-11-11 |
| [FoxBiz] The federal judge's ruling blocks the DOJ's administrative lawsuit alleging hiring discrimination by SpaceX. A federal judge has granted a reprieve to SpaceX, blocking the Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in its hiring decisions. The DOJ filed an administrative lawsuit against SpaceX in August based on allegations that SpaceX actively discouraged asylees and refugees from applying for jobs at the company in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which it said occurred from at least 2018 to 2022. The DOJ cited comments by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as well as the company’s job postings in its suit. SpaceX denied wrongdoing and filed a countersuit in September that argued the administrative case was unconstitutional. Judge Rolando Olvera, of the Southern District of Texas, blocked the DOJ’s suit from moving forward pending the conclusion of SpaceX’s lawsuit in a late Wednesday ruling. Olvera ruled that the administrative law judges, who are appointed by the attorney general, overstepped their legal authority because they exercised powers that should be reserved for officials appointed by the president. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The DOJ declined to comment on the suit, leaving it unclear what the agency’s next step may be in attempting to pursue legal recourse against SpaceX for the alleged hiring discrimination. In its lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that SpaceX illegally discouraged asylum recipients and refugees from applying for jobs at the rocket and satellite company due to what the DOJ said was a flawed interpretation of export control laws that restrict access to sensitive technologies. |
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