City of Haines City agrees to $550K settlement with former employee who filed whistleblower complaint

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  • Erica Anderson worked as a deputy city clerk in Haines City in 2017 and was promoted to city clerk in 2020.
  • The complaint alleges retaliation, discrimination and harassment by the city as well as by former Mayor Anne Huffman, who is now a city commissioner.
  • In a written statement, Huffman told FOX 13 she can’t comment on pending litigation at this time.

HAINES CITY, Fla. Haines City has agreed to pay more than half-a-million dollars to a former employee who filed a whistleblower complaint.

The complaint alleges retaliation, discrimination and harassment by the city as well as by former Mayor Anne Huffman, who is now a city commissioner.

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