Well-known Internet giant Mozilla is facing a serious lawsuit related to alleged discrimination and retaliation against the company's chief product officer Steve Teixeira, a cancer survivor.
Lawsuit with Mozilla
Allegations of discrimination
Last June against Mozilla Corporation and its Senior executives filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against Steve Teixeira, the company's chief product officer, who suffered from cancer. According to the complaint filed by , Teixeira was promoted to CEO of Mozilla, but shortly after he was diagnosed with ocular melanoma, the company attempted to demote or fire him, citing unfounded claims. concerns about its performance.
Conflict with management
After Teixeira returned from medical leave, which he took for treatment from cancer, interim CEO Laura Chambers and chief human resources officer Dani Chehak openly stated that he would not be able to continue in his previous role or at all remain an employee of Mozilla beyond 2024 due to his diagnosis. The complaint also involves former Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker, who left her post in February.
Personnel disagreements
Upon returning to work, Teixeira was tasked with laying off 50 employees, of which 40 worked in his MozProd division. He expressed concern about the layoff plan, but discovered that Chehak had prohibited his subordinates from preparing documentation justifying the selection criteria for dismissal. Further disagreements with Cehak led to Teixeira appealing the dismissal decision.
Deteriorating health and further conflicts
The situation worsened when Teixeira was diagnosed with cancer stage 4 liver disease and he required additional treatment. Chambers offered to move him to the position of senior vice president of technology strategy with a 40% salary reduction, which Teixeira did not agree to. Mozilla ultimately placed him on administrative leave and reassigned his responsibilities to other executives.
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- Mozilla is a non-profit organization, developer of the Firefox browser and other software products.
- Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers and the flagship product of Mozilla.
- Mitchell Baker is the former CEO of Mozilla.
- Laura Chambers is the interim CEO of Mozilla.
- Dani Chehak is the Director of Human Resources at Mozilla.
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In June 2023, a US lawsuit was filed against Mozilla Corporation and three of its executives alleging disability discrimination and retaliation against Chief Product Officer (CPO) Steve Teixeira, who was competing for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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Алексей
It's a sad situation with discrimination due to illness. Steve Teixeira appears to have been doing a good job as chief product officer, helping Mozilla overcome its downturn. 😔
Анна
Yes, it is completely unforgivable for Mozilla to harass and attempt to fire a person just because of cancer. This is completely unethical and wrong. 😡
Фридрих
People sometimes forget that cancer is just a disease and not a stigma or a vice. Teixeira continued to perform well, but the company decided to discriminate against him because of his illness. Senseless cruelty. 🤨
Григорий
Bang, those Mozilla bureaucrats are completely out of their minds! A person is sick, but he works, and they spread rot and poison him. It’s good that at least he filed a lawsuit, it’s a pity that all these lawsuits are long... 😩
Бронислав
Geez, what disgusting stuff. These fashionable trends about equality and tolerance are just an empty phrase for them. As long as the money drips in, they don’t care about people. 🙄 Ugh, scoundrels!
Соня
I can't believe that Mozilla, which has always seemed like a progressive company, was capable of such discrimination. Their behavior is very disappointing. Illness is not a reason to bully an employee. 😿
Генрих
This is simply outrageous! A person is working productively, but they are trying to fire him because of cancer. Mozilla has forgotten about empathy and humanity. I hope the court will restore justice. 🤬
Изольда
Hmm, sad situation. The disease is not the person’s fault, but Mozilla persecuted him instead of supporting him. It’s good that Teixeira decided to stand up for his rights, this is an important precedent. 😔