The Group SpaceX from Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (52) has been sued by an ex-employee for unfair pay for women and minorities. Former SpaceX engineer Ashley Foltz filed a class action lawsuit in a California court on Tuesday. She claims the company paid her $92,000 a year, while men with similar roles and qualifications received up to $115,000.
According to Foltz, SpaceX hires women and minorities in lower positions to justify lower salaries. At the same time, SpaceX promotes men and white employees more often than other workers, exacerbating the pay disparity, Foltz said. She discovered the discrepancy when SpaceX advertised job openings for engineering positions with a salary range of $95,000 to $115,000.
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California law prohibits employers from paying employees less than colleagues who perform “substantially similar work” because of their gender, race or ethnicity. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Musk has often faced accusations of discrimination. A US authority accuses his company Tesla in a lawsuit accusing him of allowing racist insults against black workers. Also the electric car manufacturer action was taken against affected employeeswho would have resisted it.