On January 17th, 2007 I was given medical benefits specifically by the Assistant to the Executive Director, who knew how necessary the benefits were (click here).
Those benefits were taken away by either the Residential Director or the H.R. Director, with the unusual form here. That form was printed on top of a change-of-address form that I submitted in April or May. The fake form is pre-dated to March 21, 2007. It has a phone and address, in my handwriting, that I did not yet have on March 21.
September 2007: I told the Anchorage AERC that I wanted to file a discrimination complaint. I got the impression the investigator would look at this website and call me back to discuss the issue.
December 2007: I called the AERC and was told that the investigator had not yet had time to look into my complaint, but that the time limit for filing was only a few days away, and I could file.
January 2008: At the fact finding hearing I offered to settle, in exchange for the medical benefits I should have gotten any way. The Salvation Army HR director and his lawyer declined. The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission investigator still has not had a chance to look into my complaint or review this website.
April 2008: The AERC investigator has still not had time to begin looking at the case.
I'm not expecting anything resembling justice from this complaint, but I do expect to get a lot more high quality audio for this website at the public hearing that will be held eventually.
Other employees have expressed interest in possibly combining several employees' complaints together in a joint lawsuit.
If you are an employment or discrimination lawyer who might be interested in this case, call me at (907) 230-9047 or email walter@akweb.org