The suit accuses Musk’s America Pac, which has poured more than $100m into this year’s election campaign, of “willful violations of the California labor code” by paying the plaintiffs less than it promised and refusing to make up the difference.
It was only once the women started working, the suit alleges, that they found out they were being paid instead by the number of houses they visited.
The suit further alleges that they were not reimbursed for work-related expenses, including the use of personal cellphones to track their movements along their designated routes.
He said it was common for such suits to be light on details when first filed, and amended and fleshed out later.
“This appears to be a legitimate lawsuit based on an employer failing to pay compensation owed under state and federal law,” Hancock said.
The campaign, however, was quick to disavow any association with the canvassing operation.
When asked why he had named Steel’s campaign among the defendants, Lee, the plaintiff’s lawyer, said: “I’m not going to comment. »
