Case updates

Mediation is scheduled for the 14th of next month. Nothing is settled and I am not predicting an outcome, but the fact they agreed to mediate this early is worth knowing.

Four of my former colleagues have agreed to give statements. I did not expect that and I am grateful to every one of them.

The employer has responded and denies the sequence of events. We expected that. Their own written warning is dated eleven days after Marcus's HR email, and that document is not in dispute.

Complaint filed this morning with the California Civil Rights Department. Marcus's retaliation claim is now formally on the record, and the employer has 30 days to respond.