David & Goliath | My EEOC Discrimination Case Against Lawyer at New Orleans Personal Injury Law Firm

Edits: 8/1/25 - added Everything I Remember from 6/20/24 processed on 6/23/24, + made more redactions/changed redundancies in redactions, as well as did color coding for skim & scan accessibility. I also added a note about the way I value connections. Yes, I did have to put the music in. Most definitely necessary.

Green text involves key moments for my processing while bolded blue text indicates shit that stood out for me. You should be able to get the gist of what happened from the blue and green text, the white text is more info.

Trigger Warning: discrimination & assault discussed - Are you thinking about filing a case with the EEOC? Here's my story for a reference of what the process can be like. Apologies for issues with captioning this video and the many errors with it! An auto captioner was used. Also sorry for how the clips are put together. It's a very rough edit! See YouTube video description and comments for more info and links.

General summary of everything & suggested speed 1x or 2x:

0:00 1x Disclaimers, updates, attorney phone call, malpractice lawsuit quote on managing partner, & wondering WHY IS THE STAFF OF THIS FIRM VIEWING MY LINKEDIN PROFILE A YEAR LATER? leave me alone

2:54 1x Bitch Queen of New Orleans & channel intro

5:34 2x Thought process behind Google Drive I put together and documenting timeline in attempts to file with EEOC

10:28 2x Everything I remember about the altercation of 6/20/24 documented 6/23/24

16:20 2x Documentation & discussion of my work, + where my mind was in email communications

18:48 2x Communication to or from Goliath, Fishy, and Cookie Monster where I believe they fired me 6/20-6/28/2024 as well as beginning complaint with EEOC

1:27:42 2x Letter received from Louisiana Workforce Commision signed by Fishy claiming I resigned when I NEVER RESIGNED - is this falsification of legal documentation as retaliation to prevent me from filing for unemployment?

1:28:16 2x More of my Journey with EEOC up until the time of filming video (October 4, 2024)

1:35:35 2x Recap of EEOC charge filing timeline in Fall 2024

1:38:55 1x Employee review on Indeed

1:40:50 1x Thoughts on other Indeed reviews

1:43:34 1x GlassDoor review

1:44:55 1x How I am guessing the date on that GlassDoor review

1:45:38 1x Final thoughts

More Detailed Timeline and Timestamps of Material Covered in Video:

There's even more to it than this but at a certain point have to take info out as we will be here all day and to redact certain things, but everything is still documented in my drive (except for the recalling of the altercation, which is my perspective).

Video timestamp | Timeline of events

Events without video timestamps were not discussed in video, but are documented with screenshots in my Drive.

6/20/2024:

00:10:34 | Everything I remember from altercation with managing partner

00:18:44 | 10 am ish - managing partner denies accommodation for mental health (more time to process information before speaking), sent home from work after a panic attack.

00:19:21 | 10:27 am Called someone to pick me up.

00:19:28 | 12:26 pm removed from Business Admin on Facebook

00:19:46 | 3:07 pm Slack password changed not by me.

00:19:59 | 3:39 pm Email sent by me asking if fired & if I should come back in sent to managing partner

00:21:54 | 4:12 pm Response given by Managing Partner to me with HR and CMO ccd to ask someone else.

00:22:22 | 5:52 pm Reply given by me I wanted to have conflict resolution with Managing Partner.

6/21/2024:

00:25:46 | 7:16 am firm meetings with CMO canceled by CMO.

00:26:07 | 11:33 am HR emailed me that I resigned.

00:29:06 | 3:16 pm marketing mastermind meetings canceled by CMO.

00:27:06 | 4:26 pm I responded to HR I never resigned & asked if I was fired.

00:28:54 | 4:56 pm I notice logged out of email but push notifications came through on my phone showing that I was removed as a team member on Canva.

00:28:26 | 5:23 pm I emailed HR rough timeline and procedural issues from my perspective including information on ADA and requesting accommodations as outlined by DOL

00:42:06 | 7:04 pm I emailed HR about prior revocation of consent for being in workspace

6/22/2024:

00:42:26 | 5:33 pm EEOC email verification code received

00:42:40 | 6:19 pm EEOC complaint, supplemental inquiry submitted by me in the online portal

6/23/2024:

00:43:00 | 7:02 am Another push email notification came on my phone from Calendy, and when I clicked on it it was as if I wasn’t logged in

00:43:07 | 3:30 pm Push email notification went on my phone from Managing Partner to (SEO vendor name redacted) with me still CCd as if I wasn’t gone about website content

00:43:34 | 8:28 pm Push email notification went on my phone that my Calendly page has been deactivated because Calendly no longer has permissions for my office 365 calendar

6/24/2024:

00:43:56 | 9:54 am Email push notification on phone new [redacted law firm] lead

00:44:20 | 10:33 am Email push notification on phone regarding Zapier

00:44:20 | 10:46 am Email push notification on phone regarding Google Work Space

00:44:30 | 12:38 pm Email push notification on phone regarding CMO putting Marketing SOP on hold in Trello and new [law firm redacted] lead

00:45:07 | 11:28 am Email push notification on phone regarding commercials from Fox

00:45:15 | 12:55 pm Dropped off at 500 Poydras by support person, went to EEOC office on the 8th floor to schedule an interview regarding inquiry number [redacted], on the next available opportunity - September 19, 3 pm

00:45:29 | 1:15 pm Left the EEOC Field Office and documented proof of showing up in person

00:45:40 | 1:54 pm Email push notification regarding work content transferred out of work Canva account

00:46:03 | 9:22 pm Email sent to HR notifying of attempts communicating PTO request, communicating with managing partner regarding absence, and dispute of handbook regarding attempt at compliance - handbook gives 3 days before voluntary resignation, provided notice of reporting to Office Administrator regarding mental health on 6/24 before deadline of voluntary resignation provided by handbook, which would be 6/25 (3 days of consecutive absence) [realizing way later I said August in this video I meant June, which is when the fuck I worked there. I think I had a typo of 8 instead of 6 for the date in the timeline I was reading from to try and keep myself from not saying names where my mind was struggling with keeping up with everything at this point so I said it wrong.]

6/25/2024:

12:25 am New contact form submission email notification pushed to phone

9:18 am Confirmation email to show up to the meeting I had scheduled regarding gear consultation on the podcast notification pushed to my phone

1:00 am Thank you email for when I ordered foldover cards and envelopes from Melle notification pushed to phone

1:05 am Marketing email from contact who solicited firm that I met with online for being a vendor for integrating AI with law practice notification pushed to phone

12:13 pm Reminder email for webinar forwarded to my business email to sign up for notification pushed to phone

00:52:54 | 12:34 pm Email received from HR that they still claim I resign and if I hadn’t they wanted me gone anyway

00:54:25 | 1:09 pm Reply to HR explaining my lineage, making them aware of intergenerational epigenetic trauma along with spreading awareness on Indigenous holidays occurring during this altercation; as well as explained how the only reason they gave me for not wanting me there I had given differing or no instructions on; plus how when I directly asked for feedback I was only given positive feedback; outlined how I followed protocols according to manual; I also reiterated communication timeline, reminded that I never quit or resigned, as well as stood firm on grounds for unplanned PTO due to mental health and the need for accommodating disabilities

01:06:16 | sent photo of my dad, Paul

01:06:23 | 1:21 pm reminded HR that Managing Partner needs to sign and pay for Gretna fest contracts if he wants to promote there by the deadline or he loses his spot

01:06:51 | 1:27 pm informed HR have not been paid for any work from 6/5 thru 6/20

01:07:08 | 1:42 pm HR replied that I would be paid Friday and to get the key back

01:07:25 | 2:15 pm told HR the key would be returned as soon as I am able, advised on better communication regarding issues with employees in the future, briefed on some of the feedback I had received that contradicts the email HR sent 12:34 pm, brought up the fact I am the 3rd person in my position in less than a year [the person after me is the 4th], and reminded of considerations regarding accommodations as outlined by the ADA and DOL

2:24 pm Filevine demo email notification pushed to phone

6/26/2024:

7:47 am Push email notification to phone new lead

10:56 am Push email notification to phone regarding Smith AI lead funnel webinar

11:07 am Push email notification to phone regarding Martindale Avvo meeting

12:19 pm Push email notification to phone about Zapier tools

3:56 pm Trello push email notification arrived on phone regarding tasks

6/27/2024:

11:27 am Email notification pushed to phone about new appointment with Martindale Avvo

01:11:18 | 4:55 pm Email sent to HR plan to drop off key 6/28 3 pm CT

6/28/2024:

01:11:49 | 3:01 pm dropped key off at [redacted] Law Firm … When [name redacted] said let’s cover us here, cover us cover you I responded yeah CYA cover your ass and couldn’t help but feel like that is exactly what the firm is trying to do

01:13:59 | 3:09 pm emailed final email confirming drop off of key, outlining altercation from my experience, and revoking consent for further contact from firm to HR (this is the last time I have made any direct communication efforts with them at all)

7/2/2024:

[redacted] files that I quit with LA workforce after they fired me, I never quit in writing or orally

01:27:40 | 2:55 pm - received letter from LA workforce commission - after firing me they filed a letter with LA workforce commission that I quit so I couldn’t receive unemployment even though they fired me and I never quit in writing or orally - in my opinion they intentionally filed documentation with false information and I wonder if this is them trying to financially punish me as retaliation for informing them of their discrimination after I believe I was denied accommodations for disability and sexually harassed and then mistreated as a woman of Indigenous descent on Indigenous people’s day.

9/19/2024:

Eeoc phone interview

01:28:13 | 2:50 pm [Investigator redacted] from EEOC called to do phone interview due to being out of office, and phone interview was done instead of me going into the office .jpg

3:08 pm [Investigator redacted] emailed me to respond with link to this Drive

3:17 pm I emailed link to Drive after adding his email to the shared emails in the folder

9/20/2024:

01:29:10 | Reviewing Statement with EEOC

3:00 pm I emailed [Investigator redacted] of EEOC to follow up about submitting a statement

01:37:26 | 3:03 pm [Investigator] responded with statement for me to verify accuracy of or change

01:31:32 | 3:08 pm I replied confirming words, suggesting a word change (typo), & confirming statement while expressing concern for not sure of what is too little or too much to say cause trying to compress a lot of data results in loss of information, so for example the hug/sweetheart situation stood out to me

01:31:56 | 3:10 pm [Investigator] said he could revise with that example

01:31:58 | 3:13 pm I answered would be great as the switch in treatment felt off

01:32:06 | 3:23 pm [Investigator] sent amended statement for review

01:32:14 | 3:31 pm I think it’s as good as I’m going to feel about how concise it is, I approved in response

01:32:24 | 3:42 pm [Investigator] asked for any revisions or to confirm approval

01:32:28 | 3:55 pm I said I had no revisions and confirmed approval

01:32:50 | 3:59 pm [Investigator] asked me if I believed the harassment was sexual

01:32:58 | 4:12 pm I responded yes in my opinion that was possibly ageist, misogynistic, ableist

4:13 pm thank yous from both sides

9/24/2024:

1:12 pm Emailed [Investigator] of EEOC to check in on next steps/make sure I am doing my part to meet due dates on legal action

1:14 pm [Investigator] of EEOC says have 300 days from date of filing for legal action

1:19 pm thanked him and said would try not to bother him

10/1/2024:

01:35:12 | 7:37 am email received from EEOC for charge review in portal

7:39 am email received from Investigator, EEOC Investigator for charge signing

10:45 - 10:48 am signing charge in online EEOC portal

10:48 am EEOC charge signed & filed by EEOC

10:48 am confirmation email received from EEOC

10:54 am email response given to [Investigator], EEOC Investigator with charge signed

10/2/2024:

01:38:54 | 6:16 pm found bad review from former employee on Indeed that I think I worked with and I think I know who it is/might be mentioned in my notes (review was left 9/19/24)

00:02:20 | 7:44 pm found a case where I believe Managing Partner may have been sued with merit for malpractice [even though he got the case ruled in his favor, his team literally admitted they did what they were accused of malpractice for it's just that the plaintiff didn't do anything on time]

01:40:50 | 9:50 pm 11 good reviews left on Indeed same week after bad review... Although I have no evidence as obviously I was not there nor am I in contact with anyone from there at this time, I believe that there is a possibility that in a meeting people were asked to leave good reviews to counteract the bad review. What are the chances 11 other employees leave a good review in the same week a few days later?

10/2/2024:

01:43:32 | 2:20 pm bad review on Glass Door. Possibly the same person? After viewing normally, Glassdoor wanted me to sign in then enter a review or salary information to keep viewing so I was like fuck that and went on Incognito to see it again where I viewed the page source to see if I could find a date on the review.

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Everything I Remember from 6/20/24 processed on 6/23/24

• Emailed to go into Managing Partner's office by Managing Partner to discuss article

• Noticed I was upset

  • cause I had been crying but I figured if I let myself release that emotion I could fix my face by my next scheduled meeting in an hour, but was called into this office last minute

• Was asking me to discuss issue

• I said I needed more time to process this and that I wasn’t ready

  • because I have had too much going on to analyze all my notes, the messages, emails, and tasks assigned to me

• Was pressured to speaking now and I said I will go get my phone to try and better articulate from my previously saved notes

• Used my notes to discuss ideas I had regarding possible adjustments in work load, concerns with work environment and culture, discussed struggle with knowing how to communicate with Managing Partner or which words he wanted me to use cause I don’t feel like I can talk to him and that this felt fake

  • because I felt forced to share things I didn’t want to talk about then

• He told me this was his firm, he had a right to know everything I was thinking about his business, said “work wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows,” he was pressuring me to tell him which coworkers I was concerned about in regards to work culture concerns, and said that I was being offensive

• I tried to tell him about how my mind processes information short term and long term (how I can’t remember things for long unless I write them down, but I can still remember the beginning of the Aeneid in Latin off memory and I recited “arma virumque cano troiae qui primus ob oris”), how I do really well on procedures and wanted to build out SOPs and I tried to show an example of SOPs I have built out before because I wanted instructions so that anyone could step into my role and know how to do it regardless of background.

• Because my mind needs time to process, I had been doing way too much to fully sit and look through everything and understand the issues I was having and so I had been continuing to try and complete tasks and communicate as things arise in the moment while I process long term issues

• I also tried to tell him many things I had problems with were issues I wasn’t sure if it was related to me being new and needing to learn how they operate, issues with the position generally, or just frustrations related to an adjustment period. I felt he was dismissing my concerns by telling me he took care of his employees based on the concerns I expressed because he knew about my examples already. I expressed concerns about coworkers being overstimulated and not taking lunch breaks and I think he wanted me to know it was exigent circumstances

  • I didn’t even wanna name names or talk about the situations specifically. I was just telling him I felt this culture was one where people just try to act like they’re okay but they’re really not and then he kept asking me what was I talking about and who I was talking about and I expressed multiple times I didn’t want to discuss it but he wouldn’t let it go

  • But because he was telling me about one being hospitalized and another having to deal with increased workload from another being out of work and stuff it did come off as if he didn’t seem to understand I was expressing my concern for the work environment generally and how I was struggling in it (I mentioned I felt like [names redacted] were overstimulated when I happened to need to go by them for work after being pressured to speak)

  • I felt like he was more concerned with telling me he treats people well cause other people like it there than understanding where I was coming from with how for me this could be perceived as a culture where people don’t speak up or are accommodated

• He also kept saying “You’re an adult, you can leave if you want to.” When I mentioned that is the second time he said that, he said cause I was acting like I wanted to leave and I said I never said that but it feels like I am not wanted there.

• I reiterated I had told him I wasn’t ready to talk about this, he made me talk about it anyway, and now I feel punished for it. I told him when pressured like this I was like a volcano or a pimple popping. I know I expressed struggling to feel like I could function in a work environment like this. Then at this moment I had what I feel is a panic attack. I was hyperventilating. I couldn’t breathe. My heart was pounding. I couldn’t control the tears streaming down my face. There was pressure and pain on my chest and I felt like I couldn’t calm down or get oxygen.

• Then Managing Partner tried to get me to calm down after that. But I couldn’t control my breathing or tears. He got me water. Asked what helps when I’m like this. I remember him calling me “sweetheart.” I couldn’t tell if that was standard New Orleans cultural vernacular in terms of in New Orleans it is common for people to call each other darling, baby, or sweet heart. Like if I go out, especially if it’s an older lady, I wouldn't be surprised by that. But it felt odd based on one minute I felt anger then the next a switch. He asked me what normally makes me feel better and I said I don’t know a hug but that would be weird. (Cause compression can regulate the nervous system and hugs do help me ground myself when I am struggling like this). So then he hugged me and after that he told me to just go home and that he would talk to hr. So I left.

• Next thing I know my password was changed by someone else and I am getting logged out of the company digital workspace after I was told to go home. And when I tried to communicate with Managing Partner about not only if I should come back, but also why I am confused as to this sudden switch up when I thought we were trying to work together I was told by hr the next day that I resigned when I never ever did so, so I asked if they were firing me.

  
  

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Please see the comments of the YouTube video for more links on sources and relevant content on material covered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAZSQ9ab_TQ

Also did y'all know my brother, Lyndz, was supposed to have the middle name Scott to be named after the Saints football player? Yeah. But my mom's brother is named Patrick Scott so she made my brother's middle name my dad's name Paul.

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Lyrics to "Bitch Queen of New Orleans" (Redbone derivative)

I'm gonna tell you a story

Strange as it might seem

Of David, Goliath, & Glory

Plus the Bitch Queen of New Orleans

Her Ancestors' past was tragic

Some are missing and murdered too

But her father, Paul, descended

For our lineage to renew

Can't reconcile without truth

She's gonna tell on you

She's gonna tell on you

She's the Bitch Queen of New Orleans

Neither Vick's vapor rub nor Ibuprofen

Can make everything go away

Don't mistake Nair for a lotion

Emotion is a potion

People act different every day

When it comes to being fishy

The cookie monster will eat your soul

Wondering did she

Lose control

Being bitchy

She's gonna tell on you

She's gonna tell on you

She's the Bitch Queen of New Orleans

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This song is not on the comments or description for the YouTube video. I leave this here in honor of my ancestors. I remember you. I leave this here in honor of all MMIP. I remember you. I leave this here in honor of all Indigenous people. I remember you.

And when I think of those gone too soon, I am always also thinking dearly of Calli Vicknair. May she rest in peace. I do believe my ancestors look out for her for me. I miss her so much. Calli was fierce. When I was a freshman in high school she was one of the first people who welcomed me into the friends I had then and she yelled at my ex boyfriend when he cheated on me. I am grateful I got to experience her. She graduated my junior year in May 2011. She passed my senior year just a few weeks after she posted on my wall, and I think I even had seen her just a few days before she passed. Losing people is hard.

Whether or not my path will cross again by the bridges I have burned, I am grateful for every opportunity I have had to learn and connect with others. I value each person's role in my life while they were in it, even if I don't value their values or them as a person anymore. Thank you for the time you spend with me and your consideration in understanding where I come from.