Ethereum Foundation-affiliated corporation denies claims of retaliatory firing of former employee

The Ethereum Foundation’s Singapore-affiliated entity has denied claims of retaliatory dismissal and wrongdoing in a lawsuit brought by former employee Kayleen Fulton, arguing in a May 14 legal letter that her severance agreement and Singapore arbitration clause are valid. Fulton filed suit on November 4 in a Colorado federal court against the Singapore entity, a Swiss entity, two HR and payroll vendors, co-executive director Bastian Aue, and Vitalik Buterin, alleging retaliatory termination, disability discrimination, and violation of medical leave rights, and seeking damages and a jury trial. The case follows her ovarian cancer diagnosis and tests whether the foundation’s multi-entity structure and Singapore arbitration provisions can shield it from U.S. employment claims. What to watch next is whether the Colorado court enforces the arbitration clause or allows the case to proceed against Buterin and Aue.