Rebekah Jones, former Florida health department employee, gets whistleblower status

A former Florida Department of Health employee has received whistleblower status a year after being fired for repeatedly violating the agency’s policy about communicating with the media.

EMPLOYEE REBEKAH JONES HASOFFICIALLY BEEN GRANTEDWHISTLEBLOWER STATUS.

THAT'SACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS.JONES WAS A MAJOR PART INBUILDING THE COVID-19DASHBOARD FOR THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

SHE WASFIRED FOR INSUBORDINATION,HOWEVER, SHE HAS CLAIMED SHEWAS FIRED FOR REFUSING TOMANIPULATE STATE DATA.

UNDERFLORIDA LAW, WHISTLEBLOWERSTATUS PROVIDES JONES WITHCERTAIN PROTECTIONS AND THEPOTENTIAL FOR REINSTATEMENT ORCOMPENSATION.PALM BEACH COUNTY IS WOR