THURSTON v. FLA. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS

No. 86-2766.

507 So.2d 728 (1987)

Lillian N. THURSTON, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION AND METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lillian N. Thurston, in pro. per.

John D. Maher and Geri Atkinson-Hazelton, General Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellee Unemployment Appeals Com'n.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HENDRY and JORGENSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We reverse the Unemployment Appeals Commission's affirmance of the referee's disqualification of the appellant's benefits. The appellant timely requested medical leave for a specific time period so that she could have surgery. While her employer did grant her some leave, the leave was insufficient for her needs. Her resignation to attend to her medical problem was for good cause, and a worker who quits for good cause is not disqualified from receiving...

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