Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued by former employee over alleged racial discrimination

A former technician at Elon Musk‘s aerospace company SpaceX has filed a lawsuit accusing it of racial discrimination. L’Tavious Rice, who is Black, worked as a materials inspector for the company. He claims he was fired for arriving late to work while caring for his young daughter as she recovered from a heart transplant, according to The Independent.

Rice alleges that although his white colleagues were also regularly late or absent, they faced no consequences. In contrast, Rice says he was penalised, even though, according to the complaint, his…