Why you are here:
My name is Matthew-Lee, I am a local professional currently dealing with multiple serious ongoing issues across employment, medical, and workplace safety contexts. These include unpaid wages, retaliation following concerns raised at work, challenges related to workplace accommodations, and issues involving medical and safety related concerns.
I have documented these matters and reviewed applicable laws and regulations, and I am seeking legal guidance to pursue appropriate resolution. I am open to legal support, referrals, and financial assistance. If you are able to help or connect me with someone who can, it would be deeply appreciated.
Efforts to Resolve the Matter:
I have sought legal assistance throughout California and Oregon; despite extensive documentation, supporting evidence, and sustained efforts, I have not yet secured representation.
Documented Incidents and Basis for Legal Action.
Golden Rain Foundation.
While employed at Leisure World, operated by Golden Rain Foundation, I experienced a work environment characterized by repeated belittling, excessive micromanagement, and a lack of meaningful response from HR despite formally reported concerns. I was required to obtain a doctor’s note in order to use the restroom to urinate, a condition that raised significant concerns regarding workplace treatment and basic accommodations. Additionally, a hazardous incident occurred on site involving a swarm of approximately 500 bees, during which I removed myself from the area to avoid immediate harm. Despite the clear safety risk, I was later accused of abandoning my post. Documentation, including communications and records, is available to support these statements..
Inner Parish Security Corp (IPSC).
While employed with Inner Parish Security Corporation (IPSC), I experienced ongoing issues related to compensation, including discrepancies in pay for hours worked. Despite addressing these concerns through appropriate channels, there was no resolution. Communication regarding payroll matters was obstructed, as I was instructed not to contact payroll directly. Efforts to resolve outstanding wage issues were met with hostility and negligence. Additionally, the company retaliated against me by reducing and ultimately cutting my hours following my attempts to raise these concerns. Documentation, including screenshots and records of communications and hours worked, is available to support these statements.
Allied Universal.
While employed with Allied Universal, I encountered irregularities in the hiring and onboarding process, including being directed to report for duty without proper completion of required verification and authorization procedures. I was instructed to perform work without the necessary access credentials or system permissions, and without a verified license or permit as required by DPSST standards. These directives created conditions in which I was unable to properly and lawfully perform assigned duties. Additionally, there were discrepancies related to compensation, including unpaid orientation time. Despite raising these concerns through appropriate communication channels, there was no resolution. Documentation, including communications, records, and related materials, including screenshots, is available to support these statements.
Whole Foods (Amazon).
While employed with Whole Foods, operated in connection with Amazon, I obtained medical documentation supporting the need for an accommodation and leave. The leave was approved through Sedgwick, the third party administrator. Despite this approval, management refused to accommodate me and instructed me to either resign or proceed on medical leave. I proceeded with the approved medical leave in accordance with the documentation provided. I was subsequently terminated approximately one week before the scheduled end of my approved leave. Documentation, including communications, approvals, and employment records, is available to support these statements.
LA Fitness.
While employed with LA Fitness, I experienced unpaid wages and compensation discrepancies, including failure to properly compensate for work performed. I raised these concerns through appropriate channels; however, they were not resolved. Following my complaint, I was immediately terminated without notice. This sequence of events raises concerns regarding unlawful retaliation for asserting wage rights under California law. Documentation, including pay records and communications, is available to support these statements.
Crunch Fitness (Fitness International).
While employed with Crunch Fitness for approximately one week during orientation, I performed work including checking in clients, working the front desk, changing paper towels, selling memberships and training packages, and conducting free training sessions, without receiving any compensation at the time. I was not compensated until after I pursued payment by asserting my legal rights and contacting corporate. I also experienced a hostile work environment, including coworkers crossing out my name and redirecting or taking my clients. When I raised these concerns with management, I was met with hostile responses and dismissive conduct. In group communications with coworkers, my concerns were met with laughter despite being communicated respectfully. Following my complaint regarding unpaid wages, I experienced adverse treatment. Documentation, including records and communications, is available to support these statements.
The Protection Group.
While employed with Protection Group beginning in September, I worked without receiving timely compensation for my wages. In mid December, I was contacted and asked to work on December 20; I agreed, conditioned upon receiving payment for wages owed for the month of November. Shortly after requesting my unpaid wages, I was terminated via text message. This sequence of events constitutes clear retaliation for asserting a lawful right to compensation. Additionally, my wages for November were not paid until approximately mid February, resulting in a delay of over two months. Documentation and communications are available to support these statements.
Fluoroquinolone Exposure and Adverse Effects
Following an infected piercing, I sought medical care and was prescribed ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, despite not being a routine user of pharmaceuticals. Given the potential seriousness of the infection, I proceeded with the prescribed treatment. Subsequently, I developed significant and persistent tendon injury and pain consistent with fluoroquinolone related adverse effects, resulting in chronic tendinitis lasting over two years. This condition has been life altering, with ongoing pain during daily activities and physical activity, and has had a sustained impact on physical function and quality of life.
Medical Malpractice: Magnesium Dosage
I presented to a neurologist for evaluation and treatment of chronic headaches and was prescribed magnesium at a dosage of 1500 milligrams per day. While the written instruction indicated 500 milligrams twice daily, totaling 1000 milligrams per day, both amounts significantly exceed commonly cited recommended intake levels, including approximately 300 to 350 milligrams per day as reported by Harvard Medical School. I followed this regimen for over one year, yet my symptoms did not meaningfully improve, and I continue to experience ongoing effects consistent with prolonged excessive magnesium intake.
I find this outcome particularly concerning in light of Dr. David Brown’s professional background. His profile reflects substantial academic and clinical distinction, including serving as Chief Resident of Neurology at UC Irvine, receiving awards of excellence, scoring in the top 1 percent on national neurology examinations, earning a National Science Foundation fellowship in biochemistry, receiving the Goldwater Scholarship in math, science, and engineering, an honor awarded to only 250 individuals annually in the United States, and being a finalist in the Department of Defense National Security Education Program, limited to approximately 300 individuals nationwide.
Given these qualifications, which collectively place him among the most highly credentialed neurologists in the country, the decision to prescribe such a dosage, and the absence of clinical benefit, is difficult to reconcile and raises serious questions regarding the appropriateness of the treatment provided.