A sanitation worker who was employed with the City of Ocala for over 20 years claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting “malfeasance and gross negligence” under the whistleblower act.
The lawsuit was filed by attorney Marie Mattox of Tallahassee on behalf of her client, Jimmy Williams, in the fifth judicial circuit court of Marion County on Tuesday, October 10.
According to the complaint, Williams allegedly began his employment with the city in September 2001. At the time of his termination in April 2023, the complaint notes that Williams held the position of “Sanitation Worker I.”
In January 2023, Williams allegedly made “protected reporting under the whistle blower act” after he reported “misfeasance, malfeasance, and gross negligence” in reference to route distribution for vehicles used in the collection of waste.
According to Williams, he and another driver had the “biggest route,” which resulted in Williams being “unable to take breaks.”
Williams says that after he reported the issue in January, “no corrective action was taken.”
This past Spring, Williams alleges that he reported another coworker to his supervisor “under the whistle blower act” after he noticed the coworker “would wear his headphones at work while he was driving.”
After he made the report, Williams claims that on April 11, 2023, his supervisor asked him to train the same coworker on his “old route.” Williams says he told his supervisor that he “could not do so” because the route “belonged to...
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