Verkada Sued By Fired Male Sales Director Claiming Sexual Harassment

****** ************ ** **-**** **************** ******* ** ****. **, **** in **********’* *** ***** ****** ******** Court, ******** ********** ** *** *****’* Fair ********** *** ******* ***, *** seeking *********** ******* ********* **** ****** and ******** *** ************ *** “********* distress.”

Atencio’s ******

****** *******, *** **** ** “*****” on*** ******** *******, ******* ** ******* ** ******** 2019 ** * ******** ***** *******. He “******** ** *** ***” *** received *** ********** ***** ********** ********, ending ** ** ******** ** ***** for *** *.*. **** ****** ** November ****, ********* ** *** *********.

***** *** **********, *** “**** ****** was ********* *** **** ******* ** the *******, ************* **** *** **** team *** *** ********** **** ** over $***,***,” *** **** ******** ***** quotas ****** *** *****-** ******, ******* said ** *** *********.*******, ***** ** ******** ** ******** where ** *** ********* ******** ******** by * ****** *********, ** *** fired ** ********* **** “******* ** his ***, ******, *** ** ***********” for ****** *** ******, ** *******.

*** ******* ** *** *********** *** “allegations ** ********* ** ******* ******** relating ** * ***** ******** ************ with ******* ********,” ***** *** ********* indicates ***** ****** *** ******* ******* for *******.

**** ******** *** ******* ***** ********** Atencio's ***********:

“**. ******* ********** ******** **** **********,” the ********* *******. “** ******** **** the *******’* ********* ** ******* *** in *** *******’* ********. **** *** time **** *** ***** ******** ******** started ******* ** ******* ** *** time ** *** *********, **. ******* did *** ********* * ****** ************ with ***. *****, ***** *** ******* to ********.”

******* **** **** ********** **** ******* had * ******** ************ **** ******* Verkada ********, ******** ** *** *** named ** ******* ** *** "#*************".

Exposed “****-*** *******”

** *** *********, ******* ******* ** was ***** ******* *** **** ******* “great ****** *** * ******* ******* to ************ *** ********** ** * hot-bed *** **** ****** *********** ******* many ** *** ****** *********.”

** ***** ** ***. **, **** post ** ****,“******* ***** ******, **************, *** ******* Challenges,”** ******** *** ******* *** * “tarnished **********” ** * ****** ** a “******** *********** ** ********, *******, and ****** * ‘****-***’ ******* ** misogynistic ********” ***** ******** **** ****** employees ** ****.

** **** ******, **** ******** ******* of ********** ****** **** ** * group ** **** ********* ***** ** internal ***** ******* ** ********** ****** of ****** ********* (***** ******** *** Verkada’s *** ************ ******) ***** **** sexually ******** *****. *** ***** ******* was ****** “#*************,”********* ** ****. ******* **** **** **** ******* was *** * ****** ** #***********.

**** ************ **** ******** ********** ********* ******** *** **** ********** drug *** ****** **** *****, ****** Verkada * **********, *****-**** ********** ***** bad ******** ** **** ***** *** tolerated. ** *** ****, *** ******* disputed ***** ***********, *** **** **** "illicit **** ***... **** ***** **** commonplace"*** **** ** **** *** ********** in-house ************ **** ******* **** ** “champagne ******.”

Football *******

****** ** *** **** ***** **********,*******’* ******* *** ******** **** ********* has ********* ** * ******* ****** Fireside ******** ** *** * ********** *** hiring ********, ************ ******** *******. *** instance, ** ***** **** ****** ***** members **** ***** *** *** ****** football ******** ** *** ***** ****** High ** ********, ********** *** **** were ***** **** ****** ** ****** as **** *****, ******* **** **** in ******* ****.

******* *** *** ******* ** *******,**** ********* ** ****** ***** **** Bettencourt, **** ********* ** *** ********** University ******** **** ******* **** *** 2009, ********* ** ********.

***** ***** *********** ** **** ** an ******** ***** **** **********, “******* employees *** **** ******* ** *** original ************* ****** ** ***** ***** away **** ***** *** ********** *** made ********* *********** ******* **. *******,” he *******.

Alleged ****** ******

*******’* ********* *******:

** ****, * ****** ******** ******** assaulted **. *******. ** *******,****, ******* employee “*” ******** **. ******* ** a ******* ** * ********** *** grabbed *** ******** ***** ****** ** kiss *** ***** ** ********** ********* himself **** *** ******.

******* **** ** ******** *** ******** to ***********, *** ** *** **** aware ** * ***** ******** ***** “J” ******* ** ******* ******** **** another **** ********. *** “** ************* was **** ********* ******* ‘*’ *** either ******, *** *** *** ***** been *********** ** ******** ** ****** responsibility *** *** ******** **********,” ********* to *** *********.

Relationship *****

** ********, ******* **** **** ** soon ** *** ******* “***** ******” about *** ******** ************ **** ** employee, *** ******* “*********** ******** * full *************, *** **** ****** ****, fired **. *******, ******* ********* *** policies ** ****** *** *** *********** of ***** ******* ** ******* ***** for ****** ***.” ** ******* ** wasn’t ******* *** “****** *********” **** as *********, **********, ********* ********, ********* or ********.

** ******* **** ***** *** *******’* reputational ******, “****** ************ ****** ******* a ****** ******** *** ****** ******* was ****** *** * ****** ****** for *******.”

Lost ************

** *** *******, ******* ** ******* damages **** ******* “************ ******* ********* lost *****, ********, ********** ******** *** other ******** ********” ** **** ** a ***** ******** *** “****** **** and ******* *** ********* ********.” ** is **** ******* “********* *** ******** damages” ***** ** *** **** *** attorneys’ ****, *** *********** *** ************ interest.

** **** ** *** **** ********, he ** ****** *** *** **** proceeds ** ** ***** ** **,*** shares ** $*.** *** ***** ** was ******** **** ** *** ******** to ******** ** ***** *** *** U.S. ******* ****** ** ******** ****. In *** *********, ** **** **** Verkada “****** ** **** ** ** its ********* ** **** *** ***** effective ** ** **/**/****.”

*******, *** ******* ****** ***** ******** 2020 ** ***** *** ******, ***** Verkada ****** $** ******* ** ******* * ******* ******* * ***** ** $*.** *** share, ********* ** ******** ************* *******. The ***** *** ***** *** *** most ****** ****** * ***** *** $7.45 *** * ******* ** *** shares *** $*.** *** ******* *******, according ** *** ************* ********.

“**** *********** ***** *********** ****** **. Atencio ** **** *** ******* ** exercising *** ****** ** *** ****** price ** $*.**, ** ** ******** 2020, *** ***** *** ***** *** jumped *************,” ** **** ** *** complaint. “** *** **** ******** ** 3 ****** ** ******* ** *** 30,000 ******.”

EEOC *****

****** ****** *** *******, ******* ***** a ********* **** *** *.*. ***** Employment *********** **********, ***** ** *********** for ********* ******* **** ********** ****** discrimination ** **********, ********* ** *** court ******. *** ******* ***** **** Atencio ******** * “***** ** ***” letter **** *** ****** ** ****. 21, ****.

***** ******* *********, *** ****** ****** * “***** to ***” ****** ** ** ** unable ** ********* ******* * ******* anti-discrimination *** *** ********, ****** * plaintiff ********** ** ***** *** **** on ***** ***. ** *** ****** does **** ***** ** ********** ***** to ******* *** *** *** ******, it **** **** ** *** **** and **** ** ***** * ********** or *** ** *** *********’* ******.

********* ***** ******’* *******, ********** **** ** **** ** file * ******* ** ******* ***** after ********* * “***** ** ***” notice. ********** *** *** *** “***** to ***” *******, ***** ***** *** notice ** ****** ** *** *************** ** **** ********** *** *******. ********** **** *** **** ** file * ******* ***** ***** *** after ********* * ******.

*******’* ****** ****** ******, ** ****** & ******* *** ** ******* ****, California, **** **** *** ***** ***** consider ********* * “***** ** ***” letter **** *** ****, ******* ** the ***** ******, ********** *** ****** the ****. ** **** **** ******* also “***** ****** *****” **** *** state ******, *** ******** ** ******* further ** *** ****.

*************** *** ********** **** *** *** respond ** ****’* ******* *** ******* on *** ****. * ************** *** the **** ******** ** ******* ******* Atencio ***** * *****, ****** *************** protections.

Verkada ********

*******'* ** ** ************* ***** *'********* ****:

******* ** ********* ** ******** * fair, ****, *** ********** ********* *** its ********* – *** ** ****** appropriate ****** ** ****** ** **** up ** **** **********.

******* ******** ** ******* *******, **** no ********* ***** *** **** *** any ******.

What ***** ****

********* ** ***** *******, ******* *** been ****** **** *******’* *********. *** next ***** ***** ***** ****** ** an ****** ** ****** *** ********* from *******. ** ***** ** *** doubt ***** ******* ****** ********** **** followed, *** ******* *** *** **** information ** ******* ** ******* **** the **** ** ****** ***.

** ****** ********** **** ********, *** the ******* ********* ***** ******* ** a ****** ** *******, ** ** possible *** ******* *** ******** *********** a ********** **** *******.

******* ** **** ********* ** ******** publicity ***** *** *******, **** ******** upset ******** ***** ******** ** * **** ****** *** sales ******, *** ****** * **** ******* public *******.