SpaceX Worker’s Sexual Abuse Claims Kept Out of Arbitration

A worker’s sexual harassment allegations against Elon Musk’s SpaceX will remain in open court, after a Los Angeles state judge ruled that they were shielded by the Ending Forced Arbitration Act.

None of the worker’s claims, which include that her manager forced her into a “quid pro quo” sexual relationship and that SpaceX leadership knew about his behavior but sided with him, can go to arbitration, because they all tie back to her sexual harassment cause of action, Judge Tony L. Richardson of the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County ruled Monday.

• Richardson rejected arguments from SpaceX that the worker’s ...