Sexual Harassment Claims against Elon Musk Companies

Three women, interns at SpaceX, spoke up about the sexual harassment they faced by other interns and men in senior positions, who went unpunished. SpaceX a dominant company in spaceflight, was founded by Elon Musk. Former intern, Ashley Kosak published an essay accounting events in which she faced sexual harassment by her male colleagues. She reported these instances to her manager and HR, but never received a response to those complaints. Following this shared experience, other former interns at the company shared their own experience of being sexually harassment or witnessing other instances of harassment.

Similarly, Tesla's San Francisco Bay Area electric auto factory and a Southern California Service Center, led be Elon Musk, faces suit. Six women, current and former employees, filed suit claiming they were sexually harassed by their colleagues and that the company failed to take action. This suit was filed in Alameda County Superior Court on December 14, 2021, following two earlier suits against Tesla in November. The women were subjected to catcalling, ogling, crude language, and being touched inappropriately, followed by the failure of the employer to take action.

Furthermore, in October 2021, a month prior to these suits being filed, Musk tweeted lewd comments about women's bodies or a taunt toward employees who report misconduct. Plaintiff's attorney stated that this behavior "reflects an attitude at the top that enables the pattern of pervasive sexual harassment and retaliation at the heart of these cases."

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