Years after firing, Rebekah Jones now suing state of Florida to get job back
Former state Department of Health employee Rebekah Jones, who drew national attention when she said Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration manipulated COVID-19 data, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit to get her job back.
Jones filed her complaint in Leon County Circuit Civil court Monday, naming the department, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Dr. Shamarial Roberson, the department’s former deputy secretary, as defendants. Besides reinstatement, she also seeks back wages, compensation for “emotional distress” and punitive damages against Roberson for firing her.
Jones in part alleges that her May 2020 firing violated her due process and free speech rights because she was “alerting the public...
