Legal Opinion

Delaney v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 18, 1998No. 98-0448PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We reverse the final order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission, which reversed the referee’s decision finding that appellant was entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. In light of the nonspecific warning the employer gave to appellant concerning the consequences that *321would be imposed if he continued to use company e-mail to transmit jokes, we hold that appellant’s subsequent e-mail containing a joke was a single act of poor judgment and not a willful or wanton disregard of an employer’s interests that would disqualify appellant from benefits. See Easton v. Unemployment Appeals…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Easton v. STATE UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Garcia v. Viking Life-Saving Equipment America, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Gomez v. American Bankers Life Assurance Co. of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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