TORRES v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

No. 2D02-5574.

862 So.2d 26 (2003)

Luis A. TORRES, Appellant, v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION and Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. Torres, pro se.

John D. Maher, Deputy General Counsel, Unemployment Appeals Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee Unemployment Appeals Commission.

Charles F. Henley, Jr. and J.C. Miller of Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, LLC, Jacksonville, for Appellee Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.


SILBERMAN, Judge.

Luis A. Torres was denied unemployment compensation benefits based on the referee's finding that he was terminated as a result of misconduct connected with work. The Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) upheld the referee's decision. Torres challenges the UAC's order and argues that his actions did not amount to misconduct that would support the denial of benefits. We agree and reverse.

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