According to her lawsuit, she was fired by the Ethereum Foundation 13 days after informing the company of her cancer diagnosis. According to Cointelegraph, Kayleen Fulton (known in the community as Nixo), former head of the foundation's protocol support team, filed a lawsuit on November 4th in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against the Ethereum Foundation, Vitalik Buterin, and four others, accusing them of disability discrimination, retaliation, and interference with her medical leave rights. She is seeking damages for lost wages and other harms, the specific amounts of which were not reported. The lawsuit states that the matter stems from an internal mission document released by the foundation in March. Fulton and her colleague Trent Van Epps organized a letter signed by 53 employees, supporting the document's goals but opposing the clause requiring "a statement of agreement to keep one's job." On April 6th, then-co-executive director Bastian Aue fired both individuals, only 30 minutes apart. Most notably, Vitalik Buterin is also named as a defendant; the lawsuit claims that he, as a board member, participated in the adoption and implementation of this clause. The foundation has not yet publicly responded. The report cites a lawyer's letter dated May 14th from the lawsuit, in which the foundation's affiliated company in Singapore denies any illegal activity or retaliation. The letter also states that her signed severance agreement is binding. In my opinion, it's best not to rush to take sides. What's on the table now is only one side's lawsuit; the court has not yet issued a ruling. However, it touches on a rarely discussed issue in the crypto world: an organization that constantly talks about decentralization requires employees to express their agreement to stay—this is inherently contradictory. Whether Vitalik Buterin will speak out is perhaps more interesting than the outcome of the lawsuit. If you were one of the 53 signatories, knowing that signing could cost you your job, would you still sign? Other key points for today are shown in the image below ⚠️ Not investment advice · DYOR Ethereum Foundation Vitalik Crypto Evening News This article is sponsored by AVE https://share.ave.ai?lang=en&code=nancy.c0813