From the article:
“The charge alleges that on or about March 10, 2020, during the Charging Party’s interview for the position of Technology Strategy Associate, SpaceX made inquiries about his citizenship status and ultimately failed to hire him for the position because he is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident,” DOJ attorney Lisa Sandoval wrote in a court document filed Thursday. The document was a request for a judge to order SpaceX to comply with an administrative subpoena for documents related to how the company hires.
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When did I-9 verification become obsolete??
Certain non-citizen categories have the legal right to work in the US. Permanent residents being one.
Musk is going to lose on this issue.
So, what is the issue? It is common for people to not be hired into sensitive positions because they are not citizens. When I used to hire people, I *only* hired US citizens. I'm pretty sure that even our interns had to be citizens. This was in a DoD facility.
I'm certain that Elon Musk has a lot of sensitive projects going on, considering that his SpaceX company works closely with the government. Most likely his company cannot legally hire non-citizens. This lawsuit will be thrown out.
I-9 is NOT obsolete.
Kudos to Musk for following the LAW.