SpaceX Employee With Crohn’s Says He Was Fired for Needing the Bathroom Too Often

Former SpaceX employee Douglas Altshuler is taking aim at the Musk-owned company in a new federal discrimination lawsuit. The 58-year-old Washington resident and his lawyers filed the lawsuit last month. The suit alleges that Altshuler’s employers threatened to fire him for taking frequent bathroom breaks, even after he told them that he had Crohn’s disease. Altshuler also alleges that he was exposed to chemicals, was often denied meal breaks, and was denied proper overtime pay during his 18-month employment there. According to the lawsuit, first obtained by The Independent last week, Altshuler was hired to handle customer support calls at SpaceX’s Redmond, Washington, facility in June 2023. He appeared to have no issues with the job until early 2024, when his direct supervisor “began tracking Mr. Altshuler’s bathroom breaks and repeatedly criticized [him] for using the bathroom,” the lawsuit claims. Altshuler reportedly provided his supervisor with a doctor’s letter explaining that ... Read full article.