Ex-employee sues Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin over firing
Former Ethereum Foundation protocol support lead Kayleen Fulton sued the organization, Vitalik Buterin and four others in Colorado federal court. She alleges she was fired 13 days after disclosing a cancer diagnosis and after organizing a staff letter challenging a job requirement tied to the foundation’s new mandate. The letter, signed by 53 employees, supported the mandate’s goals but objected to requiring staff to affirm it to retain their jobs. Fulton alleges disability discrimination, retaliation and interference with medical-leave rights, and seeks lost pay and damages. The complaint says the foundation’s lawyer denied unlawful conduct and described Fulton’s separation agreement as binding. The foundation had not responded to requests for comment by publication.
