“Plaintiff was terminated despite confirmation from plaintiff’s manager that he had acted correctly and from Meta’s own security operations personnel unequivocally stating that plaintiff did not violate Meta’s user data access policy, the complaint states.
Hamad alleges discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act as well as wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims. He’s seeking unspecified damages, attorney fees, and court costs.
One of Hamad’s attorneys, Shahmeer Halepota, told Law360 on Wednesday that the “heart of this dispute is about two values that are bedrock principles of this country: equality and free speech.”
“It is a travesty that Meta — as documented by Human Rights Watch, multiple members of Congress, and its own employees — respects neither,” Halepota said.
Meanwhile, a Meta spokesperson said in a statement that Hamad “was dismissed for violating Meta’s data access policies, which we make clear to employees will result in immediate termination.”
