A complaint filed on November 4 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has spread across overseas media over the past dozen-plus hours. The plaintiff, Kayleen Fulton, was formerly head of the Foundation’s Protocol Support team. The six defendants include co-founder Vitalik Buterin and co-executive director Bastian Aue.
On March 24, she informed management in writing that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The following day, she and a colleague co-signed a letter signed by 53 people, opposing the Foundation’s demand that employees declare their support for the 38-page manifesto by a set deadline. On April 6, both were notified of their dismissals, in two calls about 30 minutes apart.
The complaint cites most often a recording of a conversation from May 1. In it, Vitalik says that if making a fuss is linked to getting results, employees will see that as a way to influence the Foundation’s decisions. The plaintiff argues on this basis that the dismissal was retaliatory. Foundation-affiliated entities deny any wrongdoing and argue that the arbitration clause in the separation agreement is valid.
What’s really worth examining is how the organization handles internal dissent. The manifesto can be recorded on-chain; the dismissal notices came in just two phone calls. $ETH
On March 24, she informed management in writing that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The following day, she and a colleague co-signed a letter signed by 53 people, opposing the Foundation’s demand that employees declare their support for the 38-page manifesto by a set deadline. On April 6, both were notified of their dismissals, in two calls about 30 minutes apart.
The complaint cites most often a recording of a conversation from May 1. In it, Vitalik says that if making a fuss is linked to getting results, employees will see that as a way to influence the Foundation’s decisions. The plaintiff argues on this basis that the dismissal was retaliatory. Foundation-affiliated entities deny any wrongdoing and argue that the arbitration clause in the separation agreement is valid.
What’s really worth examining is how the organization handles internal dissent. The manifesto can be recorded on-chain; the dismissal notices came in just two phone calls. $ETH
