VELILLA v. WILLIAMS ISLAND

No. 97-2053.

705 So.2d 1044 (1998)

Gonzalo VELILLA, Appellant, v. WILLIAMS ISLAND, a Private Club, Ltd., and The Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

De La O, Marko & Wang and Miguel M. De La O, for appellant.

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

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GREEN and SHEVIN, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

Velilla left his employment as a restaurant busser after a conversation with a labor "counselor" for his employer. Velilla testified that the counselor fired him. Another employee stated that she had been told by the counselor that Velilla quit. The counselor did not testify. Nonetheless, the appeals referee found that the appellant had "voluntarily quit his position" and the unemployment appeals commission affirmed the denial of benefits on...

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