For the second time in a year, a former Flagler County employee has filed a lawsuit against the county.
Former Flagler County Human Resources manager Samantha Whitfield left her job at the county in July, after five years of employment. On Oct. 8, she filed a civil court case against the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners regarding a hostile work environment.
Whitfield is seeking “all legally available, general and compensatory damages,” as well as attorney fees and costs. Whitfield is the second person in 2024 to file a lawsuit against the county because of alleged problems in the workplace.
In May, former Flagler County engineer Faith Alkhatib — once the face of the county’s work with emergency beach renourishment and the U.S. Army Corps beach renourishment project — filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging the county unjustly terminated her employment. Her complaint cites discrimination because of her Palestinian ethnicity and retaliation for multiple discrimination complaints.
Both Alkhatib and Whitfield are represented by the same attorney, Tallahassee attorney Marie Mattox with Mattox Law.
Whitfield’s complaint alleges that a campaign of bullying and harassment by a fellow human resources employee began in March 2024, after she received a promotion,...
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