| MICHELLE WILSON Appellant, v. FLORIDA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS, Appellee. |
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L.T. No.: 202128179 Case No.: 1D21-3417 |
Richard E. Johnson of Law Offices of Richard E. Johnson, Tallahassee,
for Appellant.
Jamie Ito of Ito Law, PLLC, Tallahassee,
for Appellee.
Per Curiam
AFFIRMED.
See Stanton v. Fla. Dep’t of Health, 129 So. 3d 1083 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (reaffirming that when a whistle-blower complaint does not meet the prima facie elements necessary to initiate operation of the Whistle-blower’s Act, the Florida Commission on Human Relations has no authority to proceed with a fact-finding investigation); Washington v Fla. Dep’t of Revenue, 337 So.3d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (holding that a protected disclosure must be a written and signed complaint in order to trigger the protections of the Whistle-blower’s Act when a complainant has not claimed to have participated in an investigation or to have made a complaint through a hot-line).
Wilson v FCHR, et al
© December 2020
© December 2020
| Plaintiff | Defendants |
|---|---|
| Michelle Wilson, FCHR Director (2011 - 2020) | • Florida Commission on Human Relations, The • Florida Department of Financial Services, The • Cheyanne Costilla, FCHR Director (2020 - now) |


