ORLANDO, Fla. — Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell’s Chief of Staff Keisha Mulfort was terminated this week while on maternity leave.
Mulfort told Channel 9 News that she was blindsided when new leadership let her go Thursday, a day after Gov. DeSantis suspended Worrell.
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Mulfort said she’s been in and out of the hospital because of childbirth-related complications.
She’s been on leave from the State Attorney’s office through the Family Medical Leave Act and told Channel 9 that her termination is a violation of federal law.
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HerpToxic on August 12nd, 2023 at 15:32 UTC »
How dumb do you have to be to fire someone on FMLA?
jepvr on August 12nd, 2023 at 15:29 UTC »
He fired Monique Worrell (this woman's boss) over "prioritizing her political agenda." While running for President instead of governing his state.
mells3030 on August 12nd, 2023 at 13:51 UTC »
DeSantis gotta spend all that extra tax revenue somehow. Paying out settlements and indiscriminatory lawsuits are his choices apparently.