Wrongful termination | Lawsuit alleges Neuralink forced pregnant employee to work with herpes-infected monkey

A former Neuralink employee has sued the company, alleging she was forced to work with monkeys infected with the Herpes B virus while pregnant.

According to the suit, filed on Friday in California, the worker – Lindsay Short – was scratched on her skin by the animals.

The lawsuit also includes accusations of retaliation, wrongful termination, and discrimination based on her gender, with Short claiming she was fired after informing her supervisors she was pregnant.

In the complaint, Short says she was transferred to a Neuralink site in Fremont, California, in 2022, where she discovered “a work environment fraught with blame, shame, and impossible deadlines.”