A Marion County man who was employed at a local recreational vehicle dealership for over a decade, claims he was retaliated against and terminated by his supervisors after he allegedly brought up issues of noncompliance with state law.

Attorneys representing Kevin Lopez O’Brien filed the lawsuit against Lazydays of Central Florida, LLC, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion county on September 4.

According to the complaint, O’Brien began working as a technician assistant/helper for Alliance Coach in August 2013. He was promoted to a service technician the following year and in 2016, he tested for and received “an RV-LP Qualifier for LP gas service and affixed that Qualifier to the Alliance Coach LP license.”

Alliance Coach was eventually acquired and rebranded by Lazydays RV in 2019. After the acquisition, O’Brien remained employed as a service tech.

In August 2022, O’Brien claims he was approached by one of his supervisors about “taking over the Master Qualifier duties” for the organization.

At the time, O’Brien informed management that ” supervisor would need to take on the role and requested clarification,” according to the complaint.

O’Brien claims he was told that a “new position…would be assigned” and, based on that representation, he claims he agreed to obtain his Master Qualifier license through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service (FDACS).

O’Brien tested for and received the license in question in September 2022. According to the...

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