A Black technician at SpaceX was fired for being late to work while caring for his young daughter as she recuperated from a heart transplant, while his white colleagues were given a pass for their own “consistent tardiness and absences,” according to an eye-popping workplace discrimination lawsuit obtained by The Independent.
In a 33-page federal complaint initially filed in Los Angeles and removed to federal court on June 25, L’Tavious Rice says his bosses at the commercial space launch provider were fully aware of his daughter's medical condition, and “encouraged him to take time off as needed.”
