Flint v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Janet Flint (“Flint”) appeals an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission that affirmed the denial of unemployment compensation benefits. We reverse because Flint’s action did not constitute “misconduct” as defined by section 443.036(29), Florida Statutes (2010).

A review of the record demonstrates that the incident for which Flint was discharged from employment, after an otherwise unblemished fifteen-year career with the employer, amounted to an “exercise of poor judgment [that] does not amount to misconduct sufficient to support the denial of unemployment compensation benefits.” Fenelus…