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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Elon Musk sued by SpaceX engineers claiming they were illegally fired

Elon Musk
Elon Musk in Los Angeles on 13 April 2024. Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

SpaceX and its chief executive, Elon Musk, were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against women, their lawyers have said.

The eight engineers include four women and four men and claim that Musk, who owns the rocket-maker, the electric carmaker Tesla and the social media platform Twitter/X, ordered their firing in 2022.

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