# Counsel advice — Alpine courier classification audit

## Executive assessment

For Alpine Same-Day Delivery matter CB-EL-3101, the review identified 16 source-supported exceptions requiring action before 2026-09-05. The assessment concerns Mountain West Couriers Association and the supplied record for Colorado.

## Method and record coverage

The review inventoried all 96 production files, read the 33 controlling, corroborating, and control records, searched the email exports, and checked metadata for the designated chain-of-custody sample. Conclusions are limited to the synthetic production supplied for this benchmark matter.

## Findings

### F-01 — classification inconsistency (critical)

The records do not reconcile for classification inconsistency: one source states the operative date is 2025-05-05 under control reference CB-EL-3101-A942, while the corroborating source states the acknowledged date is 2025-06-12 under response reference CB-EL-3101-J510.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Caleb Hassan.

### F-02 — overtime calculation error (high)

The records do not reconcile for overtime calculation error: one source states the controlling amount is $3,977,034.00, while the corroborating source states the reconciliation and counterparty record use $4,080,568.00.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Leona Park.

### F-03 — meal-period premium gap (high)

The records do not reconcile for meal-period premium gap: one source states approval is attributed to Priya Raman as the sole authorized reviewer, while the corroborating source states the approval log names Adrian Mensah and contains no entry for Priya Raman.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Isaac Romero.

### F-04 — pay-equity outlier (medium)

The records do not reconcile for pay-equity outlier: one source states the item is recorded as closed without exception in CB-EL-3101-D544, while the corroborating source states the later status register marks it open and escalated in CB-EL-3101-M757.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Sofia Bennett.

### F-05 — leave designation delay (medium)

The records do not reconcile for leave designation delay: one source states the applicable location is Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, while the corroborating source states the implementation record assigns the obligation to Colorado operations outside Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Adrian Mensah.

### F-06 — interactive-process lapse (low)

The records do not reconcile for interactive-process lapse: one source states the threshold is 6% with no stated tolerance, while the corroborating source states the applied threshold is 12% and produced a different exception result.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Willa Novak.

### F-07 — complaint escalation gap (critical)

The records do not reconcile for complaint escalation gap: one source states formal notice must use notices-alpine_same_day_delivery@example.test, while the corroborating source states the only delivery record was sent to archive-mountain_west_couriers_association@example.test.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Theo Laurent.

### F-08 — investigation independence concern (high)

The records do not reconcile for investigation independence concern: one source states the governed population contains 99 records through 2025-07-13, while the corroborating source states the certification covers 56 records through 2025-08-10.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Amara Patel.

### F-09 — discipline comparator inconsistency (high)

The records do not reconcile for discipline comparator inconsistency: one source states the operative date is 2025-09-13 under control reference CB-EL-3101-I113, while the corroborating source states the acknowledged date is 2025-09-21 under response reference CB-EL-3101-R516.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Henry Cho.

### F-10 — retaliation timing (medium)

The records do not reconcile for retaliation timing: one source states the controlling amount is $7,024,227.00, while the corroborating source states the reconciliation and counterparty record use $7,194,954.00.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Nadine Flores.

### F-11 — separation pay discrepancy (medium)

The records do not reconcile for separation pay discrepancy: one source states approval is attributed to Priya Raman as the sole authorized reviewer, while the corroborating source states the approval log names Elliot Mercer and contains no entry for Priya Raman.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Micah Sullivan.

### F-12 — restrictive-covenant conflict (low)

The records do not reconcile for restrictive-covenant conflict: one source states the item is recorded as closed without exception in CB-EL-3101-L261, while the corroborating source states the later status register marks it open and escalated in CB-EL-3101-U112.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Farah Ibrahim.

### F-13 — contractor control evidence (critical)

The records do not reconcile for contractor control evidence: one source states the applicable location is Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, while the corroborating source states the implementation record assigns the obligation to Colorado operations outside Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Owen Delgado.

### F-14 — training completion gap (high)

The records do not reconcile for training completion gap: one source states the threshold is 5% with no stated tolerance, while the corroborating source states the applied threshold is 10% and produced a different exception result.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Lena Varga.

### F-15 — personnel-file access deadline (high)

The records do not reconcile for personnel-file access deadline: one source states formal notice must use notices-alpine_same_day_delivery@example.test, while the corroborating source states the only delivery record was sent to archive-mountain_west_couriers_association@example.test.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Samuel Kim.

### F-16 — agency response commitment (medium)

The records do not reconcile for agency response commitment: one source states the governed population contains 58 records through 2025-10-20, while the corroborating source states the certification covers 64 records through 2025-11-25.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-05, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Maya Ellison.

## Recommended next actions

Sequence the critical and high findings first, assign the named owners, preserve the cited records, and document any resolution in the controlling matter register before the stated deadline.

## Assumptions and limitations

This analysis is confined to task cb100-071-alpine-delivery and the supplied synthetic evidence. It does not rely on external facts, does not resolve disputed law, and is not legal advice for a real person or entity.

Before 2026-09-05, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Caleb Hassan.

Before 2026-09-05, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Leona Park.

Before 2026-09-05, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Isaac Romero.

Before 2026-09-05, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Sofia Bennett.

Before 2026-09-05, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Adrian Mensah.

Before 2026-09-05, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Willa Novak.

Before 2026-09-05, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Theo Laurent.

Before 2026-09-05, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Amara Patel.

Before 2026-09-05, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Henry Cho.

Before 2026-09-05, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Nadine Flores.

Before 2026-09-05, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Micah Sullivan.

Before 2026-09-05, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Farah Ibrahim.

Before 2026-09-05, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Owen Delgado.

Before 2026-09-05, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Lena Varga.

Before 2026-09-05, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Samuel Kim.

Before 2026-09-05, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Maya Ellison.

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Prompt: You are employment counsel for Alpine Same-Day Delivery. The partner responsible for this matter needs a defensible decision record before the next client call. Courier contracts describe independence while routing, discipline, time, and equipment records show centralized control. Decision due 2026-09-05. Colorado law governs; Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is the forum. Prioritize conflicts between signed instruments and later operational records. Work out the defensible position from the matter production and leave an audit-ready exception tracker and concise advice for the supervising lawyer. Keep confirmed conflicts separate from open questions, cite the records that actually control each conclusion, and do not fill gaps with outside facts.

Complete at least 46 successful, argument-specific evidence and output calls.

Find and read the 33 controlling, corroborating, and work-product-control records in full.

Inspect file metadata for the eight designated critical primary records before relying on them.

Confirm the sandbox's allowed document and output roots.

Inventory all 96 records so the relevant sources are discovered among the context records.

Search the production for email evidence that may corroborate or contradict formal records.

Leave only findings.json and advice.md in the output workspace.

Create both final work products through the sandbox MCP surface.

Produce findings.json as a valid JSON object.

Report exactly 16 confirmed exceptions.

Use each stable finding ID exactly once.

Set schema_version to the released matter value '1.0'.

Set task_id to the released matter value 'cb100-071-alpine-delivery'.

Set matter_number to the released matter value 'CB-EL-3101'.

Set prepared_for to the released matter value 'Alpine Same-Day Delivery'.

Set as_of to the released matter value '2026-09-05'.

Include the confirmed F-01 exception for classification inconsistency.

Preserve F-01's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Reconcile F-01 using the exact controlled facts ['2025-05-05', 'CB-EL-3101-A942', '2025-06-12', 'CB-EL-3101-J510'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-01's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Caleb Hassan'] for F-01.

Include the confirmed F-02 exception for overtime calculation error.

Preserve F-02's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Reconcile F-02 using the exact controlled facts ['$3,977,034.00', '$4,080,568.00'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-02's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Leona Park'] for F-02.

Include the confirmed F-03 exception for meal-period premium gap.

Preserve F-03's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Reconcile F-03 using the exact controlled facts ['Priya Raman', 'Adrian Mensah'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-03's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Isaac Romero'] for F-03.

Include the confirmed F-04 exception for pay-equity outlier.

Preserve F-04's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Reconcile F-04 using the exact controlled facts ['closed without exception', 'CB-EL-3101-D544', 'open and escalated', 'CB-EL-3101-M757'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-04's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Sofia Bennett'] for F-04.

Include the confirmed F-05 exception for leave designation delay.

Preserve F-05's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Reconcile F-05 using the exact controlled facts ['Colorado Department of Labor and Employment', 'Colorado'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-05's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Adrian Mensah'] for F-05.

Include the confirmed F-06 exception for interactive-process lapse.

Preserve F-06's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Reconcile F-06 using the exact controlled facts ['6%', '12%'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-06's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Willa Novak'] for F-06.

Include the confirmed F-07 exception for complaint escalation gap.

Preserve F-07's id from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's issue from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's severity from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's primary_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Reconcile F-07 using the exact controlled facts ['notices-alpine_same_day_delivery@example.test', 'archive-mountain_west_couriers_association@example.test'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-07's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Theo Laurent'] for F-07.

Include the confirmed F-08 exception for investigation independence concern.

Preserve F-08's id from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's issue from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's severity from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's primary_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Reconcile F-08 using the exact controlled facts ['99 records', '2025-07-13', '56 records', '2025-08-10'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-08's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Amara Patel'] for F-08.

Include the confirmed F-09 exception for discipline comparator inconsistency.

Preserve F-09's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Reconcile F-09 using the exact controlled facts ['2025-09-13', 'CB-EL-3101-I113', '2025-09-21', 'CB-EL-3101-R516'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-09's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Henry Cho'] for F-09.

Include the confirmed F-10 exception for retaliation timing.

Preserve F-10's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Reconcile F-10 using the exact controlled facts ['$7,024,227.00', '$7,194,954.00'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-10's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Nadine Flores'] for F-10.

Include the confirmed F-11 exception for separation pay discrepancy.

Preserve F-11's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Reconcile F-11 using the exact controlled facts ['Priya Raman', 'Elliot Mercer'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-11's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Micah Sullivan'] for F-11.

Include the confirmed F-12 exception for restrictive-covenant conflict.

Preserve F-12's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Reconcile F-12 using the exact controlled facts ['closed without exception', 'CB-EL-3101-L261', 'open and escalated', 'CB-EL-3101-U112'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-12's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Farah Ibrahim'] for F-12.

Include the confirmed F-13 exception for contractor control evidence.

Preserve F-13's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Reconcile F-13 using the exact controlled facts ['Colorado Department of Labor and Employment', 'Colorado'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-13's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Owen Delgado'] for F-13.

Include the confirmed F-14 exception for training completion gap.

Preserve F-14's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Reconcile F-14 using the exact controlled facts ['5%', '10%'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-14's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Lena Varga'] for F-14.

Include the confirmed F-15 exception for personnel-file access deadline.

Preserve F-15's id from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's issue from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's severity from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's primary_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Reconcile F-15 using the exact controlled facts ['notices-alpine_same_day_delivery@example.test', 'archive-mountain_west_couriers_association@example.test'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-15's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Samuel Kim'] for F-15.

Include the confirmed F-16 exception for agency response commitment.

Preserve F-16's id from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's issue from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's severity from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's primary_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Reconcile F-16 using the exact controlled facts ['58 records', '2025-10-20', '64 records', '2025-11-25'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-16's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-05', 'Maya Ellison'] for F-16.

Include the 'Executive assessment' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Method and record coverage' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Findings' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Recommended next actions' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Assumptions and limitations' decision section in advice.md.

Explain F-01 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-02 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-03 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-04 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-05 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-06 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-07 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-08 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-09 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-10 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-11 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-12 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-13 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-14 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-15 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-16 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Do not claim the production has no issues or that every record is consistent.

The CB-EL-3101 production contains independently maintained records; a defensible answer must preserve each supported conflict and its cure owner.


# Counsel advice — Bluebird caregiver wage review

## Executive assessment

For Bluebird Home Care Services matter CB-EL-3102, the review identified 16 source-supported exceptions requiring action before 2026-09-09. The assessment concerns Regional caregiver group and the supplied record for California.

## Method and record coverage

The review inventoried all 96 production files, read the 33 controlling, corroborating, and control records, searched the email exports, and checked metadata for the designated chain-of-custody sample. Conclusions are limited to the synthetic production supplied for this benchmark matter.

## Findings

### F-01 — classification inconsistency (critical)

The records do not reconcile for classification inconsistency: one source states the operative date is 2025-12-14 under control reference CB-EL-3102-A385, while the corroborating source states the acknowledged date is 2026-01-10 under response reference CB-EL-3102-J537.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Leona Park.

### F-02 — overtime calculation error (high)

The records do not reconcile for overtime calculation error: one source states the controlling amount is $290,269.00, while the corroborating source states the reconciliation and counterparty record use $307,038.00.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Isaac Romero.

### F-03 — meal-period premium gap (high)

The records do not reconcile for meal-period premium gap: one source states approval is attributed to Elliot Mercer as the sole authorized reviewer, while the corroborating source states the approval log names Theo Laurent and contains no entry for Elliot Mercer.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Sofia Bennett.

### F-04 — pay-equity outlier (medium)

The records do not reconcile for pay-equity outlier: one source states the item is recorded as closed without exception in CB-EL-3102-D467, while the corroborating source states the later status register marks it open and escalated in CB-EL-3102-M128.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Adrian Mensah.

### F-05 — leave designation delay (medium)

The records do not reconcile for leave designation delay: one source states the applicable location is California Labor Commissioner, while the corroborating source states the implementation record assigns the obligation to California operations outside California Labor Commissioner.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Willa Novak.

### F-06 — interactive-process lapse (low)

The records do not reconcile for interactive-process lapse: one source states the threshold is 8% with no stated tolerance, while the corroborating source states the applied threshold is 10% and produced a different exception result.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Theo Laurent.

### F-07 — complaint escalation gap (critical)

The records do not reconcile for complaint escalation gap: one source states formal notice must use notices-bluebird_home_care_services@example.test, while the corroborating source states the only delivery record was sent to archive-regional_caregiver_group@example.test.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Amara Patel.

### F-08 — investigation independence concern (high)

The records do not reconcile for investigation independence concern: one source states the governed population contains 164 records through 2026-02-03, while the corroborating source states the certification covers 75 records through 2026-03-22.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Henry Cho.

### F-09 — discipline comparator inconsistency (high)

The records do not reconcile for discipline comparator inconsistency: one source states the operative date is 2025-02-09 under control reference CB-EL-3102-I497, while the corroborating source states the acknowledged date is 2025-02-27 under response reference CB-EL-3102-R269.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Nadine Flores.

### F-10 — retaliation timing (medium)

The records do not reconcile for retaliation timing: one source states the controlling amount is $2,334,915.00, while the corroborating source states the reconciliation and counterparty record use $2,606,330.00.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Micah Sullivan.

### F-11 — separation pay discrepancy (medium)

The records do not reconcile for separation pay discrepancy: one source states approval is attributed to Elliot Mercer as the sole authorized reviewer, while the corroborating source states the approval log names Jonas Feld and contains no entry for Elliot Mercer.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Farah Ibrahim.

### F-12 — restrictive-covenant conflict (low)

The records do not reconcile for restrictive-covenant conflict: one source states the item is recorded as closed without exception in CB-EL-3102-L613, while the corroborating source states the later status register marks it open and escalated in CB-EL-3102-U416.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Owen Delgado.

### F-13 — contractor control evidence (critical)

The records do not reconcile for contractor control evidence: one source states the applicable location is California Labor Commissioner, while the corroborating source states the implementation record assigns the obligation to California operations outside California Labor Commissioner.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Lena Varga.

### F-14 — training completion gap (high)

The records do not reconcile for training completion gap: one source states the threshold is 11% with no stated tolerance, while the corroborating source states the applied threshold is 16% and produced a different exception result.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Samuel Kim.

### F-15 — personnel-file access deadline (high)

The records do not reconcile for personnel-file access deadline: one source states formal notice must use notices-bluebird_home_care_services@example.test, while the corroborating source states the only delivery record was sent to archive-regional_caregiver_group@example.test.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Maya Ellison.

### F-16 — agency response commitment (medium)

The records do not reconcile for agency response commitment: one source states the governed population contains 184 records through 2026-02-23, while the corroborating source states the certification covers 60 records through 2026-03-27.

Primary source: `/workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml`

Corroborating source: `/workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml`

Recommended action: Before 2026-09-09, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Rafael Okafor.

## Recommended next actions

Sequence the critical and high findings first, assign the named owners, preserve the cited records, and document any resolution in the controlling matter register before the stated deadline.

## Assumptions and limitations

This analysis is confined to task cb100-072-bluebird-care and the supplied synthetic evidence. It does not rely on external facts, does not resolve disputed law, and is not legal advice for a real person or entity.

Before 2026-09-09, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Leona Park.

Before 2026-09-09, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Isaac Romero.

Before 2026-09-09, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Sofia Bennett.

Before 2026-09-09, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Adrian Mensah.

Before 2026-09-09, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Willa Novak.

Before 2026-09-09, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Theo Laurent.

Before 2026-09-09, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Amara Patel.

Before 2026-09-09, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Henry Cho.

Before 2026-09-09, obtain a signed ratification and update the controlling register; owner: Nadine Flores.

Before 2026-09-09, recalculate the exposure and preserve the supporting ledger; owner: Micah Sullivan.

Before 2026-09-09, secure written consent from the authorized decision-maker; owner: Farah Ibrahim.

Before 2026-09-09, issue a corrective notice using the contractually operative method; owner: Owen Delgado.

Before 2026-09-09, escalate the conflict to the responsible legal and business owners; owner: Lena Varga.

Before 2026-09-09, document the governing interpretation before the deadline; owner: Samuel Kim.

Before 2026-09-09, place the affected population on hold pending reconciliation; owner: Maya Ellison.

Before 2026-09-09, amend the closing or response checklist with a dated cure item; owner: Rafael Okafor.

Prompt: You are employment counsel for Bluebird Home Care Services. A late document production changed the factual picture, and the matter team needs the entire record reconciled from first principles. Payroll, visit logs, and policies conflict on travel time, meal premiums, and complaint escalation for mobile caregivers. Decision due 2026-09-09. California law governs; California Labor Commissioner is the forum. Separate confirmed exceptions from items that merely require follow-up. Work out the defensible position from the matter production and leave an audit-ready exception tracker and concise advice for the supervising lawyer. Keep confirmed conflicts separate from open questions, cite the records that actually control each conclusion, and do not fill gaps with outside facts.

Complete at least 46 successful, argument-specific evidence and output calls.

Find and read the 33 controlling, corroborating, and work-product-control records in full.

Inspect file metadata for the eight designated critical primary records before relying on them.

Confirm the sandbox's allowed document and output roots.

Inventory all 96 records so the relevant sources are discovered among the context records.

Search the production for email evidence that may corroborate or contradict formal records.

Leave only findings.json and advice.md in the output workspace.

Create both final work products through the sandbox MCP surface.

Produce findings.json as a valid JSON object.

Report exactly 16 confirmed exceptions.

Use each stable finding ID exactly once.

Set schema_version to the released matter value '1.0'.

Set task_id to the released matter value 'cb100-072-bluebird-care'.

Set matter_number to the released matter value 'CB-EL-3102'.

Set prepared_for to the released matter value 'Bluebird Home Care Services'.

Set as_of to the released matter value '2026-09-09'.

Include the confirmed F-01 exception for classification inconsistency.

Preserve F-01's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Preserve F-01's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/001_handbooks_policies_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/049_investigations_control_register.md.

Reconcile F-01 using the exact controlled facts ['2025-12-14', 'CB-EL-3102-A385', '2026-01-10', 'CB-EL-3102-J537'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-01's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Leona Park'] for F-01.

Include the confirmed F-02 exception for overtime calculation error.

Preserve F-02's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-02's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/004_handbooks_policies_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/052_investigations_ledger_export.csv.

Reconcile F-02 using the exact controlled facts ['$290,269.00', '$307,038.00'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-02's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Isaac Romero'] for F-02.

Include the confirmed F-03 exception for meal-period premium gap.

Preserve F-03's id from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's issue from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's severity from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's primary_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-03's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/01_handbooks_policies/007_handbooks_policies_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/07_investigations/055_investigations_officer_certificate.html.

Reconcile F-03 using the exact controlled facts ['Elliot Mercer', 'Theo Laurent'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-03's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Sofia Bennett'] for F-03.

Include the confirmed F-04 exception for pay-equity outlier.

Preserve F-04's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-04's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/010_personnel_records_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/058_performance_discipline_executed_instrument.txt.

Reconcile F-04 using the exact controlled facts ['closed without exception', 'CB-EL-3102-D467', 'open and escalated', 'CB-EL-3102-M128'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-04's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Adrian Mensah'] for F-04.

Include the confirmed F-05 exception for leave designation delay.

Preserve F-05's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-05's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/013_personnel_records_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/061_performance_discipline_review_memorandum.json.

Reconcile F-05 using the exact controlled facts ['California Labor Commissioner', 'California'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-05's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Willa Novak'] for F-05.

Include the confirmed F-06 exception for interactive-process lapse.

Preserve F-06's id from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's issue from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's severity from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's primary_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Preserve F-06's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/02_personnel_records/016_personnel_records_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/08_performance_discipline/064_performance_discipline_status_report.md.

Reconcile F-06 using the exact controlled facts ['8%', '10%'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-06's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Theo Laurent'] for F-06.

Include the confirmed F-07 exception for complaint escalation gap.

Preserve F-07's id from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's issue from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's severity from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's primary_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-07's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/019_payroll_time_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/067_separation_correspondence.eml.

Reconcile F-07 using the exact controlled facts ['notices-bluebird_home_care_services@example.test', 'archive-regional_caregiver_group@example.test'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-07's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Amara Patel'] for F-07.

Include the confirmed F-08 exception for investigation independence concern.

Preserve F-08's id from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's issue from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's severity from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's primary_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-08's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/03_payroll_time/022_payroll_time_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/09_separation/070_separation_formal_notice.xml.

Reconcile F-08 using the exact controlled facts ['164 records', '2026-02-03', '75 records', '2026-03-22'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-08's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Henry Cho'] for F-08.

Include the confirmed F-09 exception for discipline comparator inconsistency.

Preserve F-09's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Preserve F-09's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/025_compensation_equity_control_register.md and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/073_contractors_control_register.md.

Reconcile F-09 using the exact controlled facts ['2025-02-09', 'CB-EL-3102-I497', '2025-02-27', 'CB-EL-3102-R269'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-09's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Nadine Flores'] for F-09.

Include the confirmed F-10 exception for retaliation timing.

Preserve F-10's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Preserve F-10's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/028_compensation_equity_ledger_export.csv and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/076_contractors_ledger_export.csv.

Reconcile F-10 using the exact controlled facts ['$2,334,915.00', '$2,606,330.00'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-10's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Micah Sullivan'] for F-10.

Include the confirmed F-11 exception for separation pay discrepancy.

Preserve F-11's id from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's issue from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's severity from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's primary_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Preserve F-11's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/04_compensation_equity/031_compensation_equity_officer_certificate.html and /workspace/documents/10_contractors/079_contractors_officer_certificate.html.

Reconcile F-11 using the exact controlled facts ['Elliot Mercer', 'Jonas Feld'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-11's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Farah Ibrahim'] for F-11.

Include the confirmed F-12 exception for restrictive-covenant conflict.

Preserve F-12's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Preserve F-12's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/034_leave_accommodation_executed_instrument.txt and /workspace/documents/11_training/082_training_executed_instrument.txt.

Reconcile F-12 using the exact controlled facts ['closed without exception', 'CB-EL-3102-L613', 'open and escalated', 'CB-EL-3102-U416'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-12's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Owen Delgado'] for F-12.

Include the confirmed F-13 exception for contractor control evidence.

Preserve F-13's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Preserve F-13's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/037_leave_accommodation_review_memorandum.json and /workspace/documents/11_training/085_training_review_memorandum.json.

Reconcile F-13 using the exact controlled facts ['California Labor Commissioner', 'California'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-13's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Lena Varga'] for F-13.

Include the confirmed F-14 exception for training completion gap.

Preserve F-14's id from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's issue from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's severity from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's primary_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Preserve F-14's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/05_leave_accommodation/040_leave_accommodation_status_report.md and /workspace/documents/11_training/088_training_status_report.md.

Reconcile F-14 using the exact controlled facts ['11%', '16%'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-14's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Samuel Kim'] for F-14.

Include the confirmed F-15 exception for personnel-file access deadline.

Preserve F-15's id from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's issue from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's severity from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's primary_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Preserve F-15's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/043_complaints_correspondence.eml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/091_agency_matters_correspondence.eml.

Reconcile F-15 using the exact controlled facts ['notices-bluebird_home_care_services@example.test', 'archive-regional_caregiver_group@example.test'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-15's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Maya Ellison'] for F-15.

Include the confirmed F-16 exception for agency response commitment.

Preserve F-16's id from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's issue from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's severity from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's primary_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Preserve F-16's corroborating_source from /workspace/documents/06_complaints/046_complaints_formal_notice.xml and /workspace/documents/12_agency_matters/094_agency_matters_formal_notice.xml.

Reconcile F-16 using the exact controlled facts ['184 records', '2026-02-23', '60 records', '2026-03-27'].

Do not introduce a controlled date, amount, percentage, address, or reference absent from F-16's cited source pair.

Preserve the supported cure owner and deadline anchors ['2026-09-09', 'Rafael Okafor'] for F-16.

Include the 'Executive assessment' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Method and record coverage' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Findings' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Recommended next actions' decision section in advice.md.

Include the 'Assumptions and limitations' decision section in advice.md.

Explain F-01 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-02 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-03 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-04 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-05 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-06 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-07 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-08 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-09 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-10 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-11 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-12 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-13 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-14 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-15 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Explain F-16 with its issue, severity, cited source pair, exact conflicting facts, owner, and deadline.

Do not claim the production has no issues or that every record is consistent.

Reconcile controlling and corroborating records

The CB-EL-3102 production contains independently maintained records; a defensible answer must preserve each supported conflict and its cure owner.

Timestamp recency does not establish legal priority, execution, or approval authority.

Report primary records without reconciliation

Primary records alone conceal the operational conflicts that create the actionable exceptions.