FOOTE v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

No. 94-2308.

659 So.2d 1232 (1995)

Howard FOOTE, Appellant, v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paolo G. Annino of Central Florida Legal Services, Inc., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

William T. Moore, Tallahassee, for appellee Unemployment Appeals Commission.


W. SHARP, Judge.

Foote appeals from an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission denying him unemployment benefits. We conclude that Foote's three-day absence from his job as a maintenance worker for a legitimate family emergency does not constitute misconduct. We reverse.

The unemployment compensation law provides that no benefits may be received if an employee is discharged for misconduct connected with his...

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