SpaceX Paid Her $92,000 While Men Got $115,000, Suit Says
- Lawsuit alleges SpaceX salary, promotion policies are unlawful
- Engineer claims minorities, women hired at low-level positions
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon on launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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SpaceX was accused in a lawsuit of discrimination for allegedly paying women and minority employees less than their male and White co-workers.
The proposed class action, which cites California’s Equal Pay Act, was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Ashley Foltz, who says she was hired as a base-level engineer at a salary of $92,000 while the company was offering to pay as much as $115,000 to men with the same or less experience.