Abreu v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

PETERSON, Judge.

Francisco Abreu, Robert L. Baity, Jr., Margarita Jimenez and Earl T. Rankin, appeal an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) affirming the appeals referee’s decision to deny unemployment benefits. The appeals referee denied benefits based on the labor dispute disqualification provision of subsection 443.101(4), Florida Statutes (1995). Appellants argue that when they made unconditional offers to return to work, the labor dispute disqualification of subsection 443.101(4), Florida Statutes (1995), no longer applied. We agree.

Appellants were employees of the…