NAHOOM v. FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES INCORPORATED (2025)

Affirmed. Gessner v. Southern Co., 396 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (holding that a plaintiff claiming private whistleblower protection under section 448.102(3), Florida Statutes, must allege an actual violation of a law, rule, or regulation, not just a “suspected violation,” in order to survive summary judgment); see also § 448.102(1), Fla. Stat. (“An employer may not take any retaliatory personnel action against an employee because the employee has: (1) Disclosed, or threatened to disclose, to any appropriate governmental agency, under oath, in writing, an activity, policy, or practice of the employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.” (emphasis supplied)); Washington v. Florida Dept. of Revenue, 337 So. 3d 502, 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (“To establish a prima facie case under the Whistle-blower's Act, a plaintiff must show that (1) prior to his or her termination, he or she made a disclosure protected by the Act ․” (emphasis supplied)).

Per Curiam.

Rowe, Winokur, and Nordby, JJ., concur.