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Juvenile court employee tells commission she was removed after asking about duties; HR director will investigate

3005706 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

A juvenile court data/research specialist told the commission she lost her job after asking for clarification about reassigned duties and alleged retaliation; county Human Resources said it will meet with the employee and report back to the commission.

A juvenile court employee, identified at the meeting as Tamika Williams, told the Shelby County Board of Commissioners that her position as a data and research specialist was eliminated without notice after she sought clarification about a reassignment to the IT team.

Williams said the reassignment was followed by a removal from her role and that three male colleagues affected in the same staffing action were offered alternate positions (two were promoted), while she was not. She said she had worked for Shelby County government for nearly 10 years and that her performance had not been in question: "I…

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