Thomas D. Coates
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
tdcoates@gmail.com
(757) 374-3539

Date: April 19, 2025

To:

Virginia Employment Commission – First Level Appeals Unit
P.O. Box 26441
Richmond, VA 23261-6441

CC:

Governor Glenn Youngkin
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218

Delegate Michael Feggans
Virginia House of Delegates – District 97
General Assembly Building
P.O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218

Inspector General Michael C. Westfall
Office of the State Inspector General
101 North 14th Street, 7th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219

RE: Formal Notice of Procedural Failure, Administrative Negligence & Legal Noncompliance – VEC Case #1906302

To Whom It May Concern:

This correspondence is a formal notice of severe procedural failure, statutory noncompliance, and administrative negligence in your handling of my unemployment case (#1906302) regarding wrongful termination from Cox Communications on January 2, 2025.

Following a detailed letter you issued that outlined the process I was required to follow, I completed every step to the letter—timely, clearly, and in full alignment with the instructions given. Yet your agency failed to comply or respond in the following areas:

ITEMIZED FAILURES:

  1. No Response to Witness and Hearing Participant Requests (Submitted March 24, 2025)
    Violation: Due Process Clause, 14th Amendment and Va. Code § 60.2-619(D)
  2. ADA Accommodation Requests Ignored (Submitted March 25, 2025)
    Violation: ADA Title II, 42 U.S.C. § 12131, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
  3. Technical Barriers to Registration Not Addressed
    Violation: Va. Code § 60.2-612(5); failure to provide digital access despite multiple attempts
  4. No Access to Employer’s Submissions or File Before Hearing
    Violation: § 60.2-619(D); denied procedural fairness and rebuttal opportunity
  5. Unclear and Inoperative Instructions Provided
    Violation: Reasonable Notice Doctrine and APA § 2.2-4007
  6. Delayed or Withheld Communications
    Violation: Reflects gross neglect and failure to communicate with a timely response

WHAT THIS FAILS TO RECOGNIZE:

The Virginia Employment Commission is not merely an arbiter of benefits—it is a fiduciary participant in an evolving legal and regulatory conflict. The process failure here undermines federal ADA and FMLA claims that require documentation from this agency. Your silence and inaction now risk becoming discoverable evidence of administrative obstruction.

DEMAND FOR ACTION:

NOTICE OF ESCALATION:

If no response is received within 7 business days, I will:

I respectfully request immediate confirmation of receipt and your formal response. No stone will be left unturned.

Sincerely,

Thomas D. Coates
tdcoates@gmail.com
(757) 374-3539

Digitally Signed – April 19, 2025