Elon Musk’s SpaceX agreed to settle a claim by the US labour board that the company illegally tried to stifle an employee’s speech with a warning not to discuss job conditions with co-workers.
The settlement resolves a complaint that was filed with the agency last September, accusing SpaceX of “reprimanding” an employee for engaging in collective action “involving opposition to offensive racial comments in the workplace.” In the settlement, SpaceX has agreed to post a notice about workers’ rights at its facility in Redmond, Washington, and to electronically distribute it to employees, Blado said in an email.SpaceX and its attorneys didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The company didn’t admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement.