Legal Opinion

Waggle Bros., Inc. v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 7, 2010No. 3D09-1200Published

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Judge.

Waggle Brothers, Inc. appeals from a final order of the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming an appeals referee’s determination that Waggle’s former employee, Michael Braun, was terminated from his job and thus qualified to receive unemployment compensation benefits. We reverse for two reasons, first, because Mr. Braun was not terminated from his job but voluntarily quit, and second, even if he had been terminated, it was for misconduct connected with his work.

Mr. Braun was a dog handler employed by Waggle for approximately a year and a half. During the last six…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hines v. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. Jackson v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Porter v. Florida Unemployment Appeals CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  4. Roman v. A-1 Specialty Gasolines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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