SpaceX

  • Appeals Court Blocks Transfer of SpaceX Lawsuit Against NLRB, For Now

    SpaceX’s legal challenge against the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will remain in Texas federal court for now, after a U.S. appeals court overturned a previous decision that would have transferred the lawsuit to California. A panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-sentence order on Friday, vacating…

  • Elon Musk Targeted In Lawsuit Alleging Sex Bias, Unfair Firings At SpaceX

    Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk faced a lawsuit on Wednesday from eight engineers who allege illegal termination for raising concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination against women. The engineers, comprising four women and four men, claim Musk ordered their firing in 2022 after they circulated a letter criticizing the billionaire as a…

  • SpaceX Wins Temporary Block On NLRB Case Over Fired Engineers

    The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a National Labor Relations Board case accusing SpaceX of illegally firing engineers who criticized CEO Elon Musk. This comes as the rocket company pursues a legal challenge to the agency’s structure. A three-judge panel in New Orleans issued a single-sentence order on Thursday, barring the…

  • SpaceX Asks Texas Judge To Block NLRB Case Over Severance Agreements

    SpaceX has requested a Texas federal judge to block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims alleging that the Elon Musk-led rocket maker required workers to sign illegal severance agreements. The company seeks to halt the proceedings pending the outcome of its second challenge to the agency’s structure. Late Thursday, SpaceX filed a motion…

  • SpaceX Loses Latest Bid To Keep Lawsuit Against NLRB In Texas

    The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a tied vote of 8-8, rejected SpaceX’s attempt to keep a lawsuit challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s structure in Texas rather than California. Despite objections from conservative judges, the full court declined to rehear the matter, upholding the panel’s decision to reject SpaceX’s bid to block…