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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Allen et al. v. SpaceX (Racial Discrimination)
Former SpaceX employees accused the company of fostering a racist working environment in which certain workers were subjected to slurs and passed over for promotions. The lawsuit accused SpaceX of instituting policies that allowed abusive verbal behavior to persist and not allowing African-American and gay employees to be given the same terms of employment and opportunities for advancement as their colleagues. The lawsuit settled in 2016.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 8/18/2014
Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
Total |
|
SpaceX |
Unknown
|
Further Information |
Released |