Rivera v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Nail S. Rivera (“Claimant”) appeals the Unemployment Appeals Commission’s (“UAC”) order affirming the appeals referee’s decision disqualifying the Claimant from receiving unemployment benefits. We reverse and remand with instructions to grant benefits to the Claimant.

After working at a Polio Tropical restaurant for nine years, the Claimant terminated her employment. She applied for unemployment benefits asserting that she terminated her employment because she was sexually harassed. The Agency for Workforce Innovation (“Agency”) determined that the Claimant made reasonable efforts to resolve…