MONSANTO CO. v. FLA. DEPT. OF LABOR & EMP. SECURITY

No. LL-335.

371 So.2d 594 (1979)

MONSANTO COMPANY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, and Berlinda Howard, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Gaines, of Beggs & Lane, Pensacola, for appellant.

James R. Park and Drucilla Bell, Tallahassee, for appellees.


BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is before us on appeal from the order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming the award of unemployment benefits for the period during which the employee was on maternity leave. We reverse.

The facts are that Ms. Howard, a drawtwist operator at Monsanto Company, left her employment around November 19, 1977 on a voluntary layoff. At this time, Ms. Howard had been advised by her doctor that she "wouldn't be able to do the work...

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