A University of Central Florida professor who was fired after tweeting about black privilege — then reinstated after an arbitrator ruled in his favor — has sued his employer.
Professor Charles Negy’s lawsuit against UCF alleges university leaders violated his First Amendment rights, and also includes claims of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and abuse of process.
The lawsuit comes 10 months after an arbitrator ruled the public university must give Negy his job back with back pay and benefits.
A spokesman for the University of Central Florida, Mark Schlueb, did not respond to two emails over the last four days seeking comment.