Labor/Employment
Sep. 10, 2026
2nd District backs California civil rights probe of SpaceX
The Court of Appeal ruled SpaceX must comply with a Civil Rights Department subpoena investigating discrimination and retaliation allegations by a former employee who worked in Washington, rejecting the company's argument that the claims necessarily fall outside California law.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld an order requiring SpaceX to comply with a state Civil Rights Department subpoena investigating allegations of sex discrimination and retaliation by a former employee who lived and worked in Washington state.
The Court of Appeal rejected Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s argument that California's Fair Employment and Housing Act could not reach the former employee's claims because she worked outside the state. The court affi...
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