MacHado v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Ricardo Machado appeals an order ruling his appeal from an appeals referee to the Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) untimely, and dismissing the administrative appeal for lack of jurisdiction on that basis, so letting stand the denial of his claim for benefits. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Section 443.151(4)(b)5., Florida Statutes (2010), provides that an appeals referee’s decision is final unless further review is initiated within twenty days after the Agency for Workforce Innovation mails notice of the decision. Appeals “filed by mail shall be considered to have been…