Florida AFL-CIO v. State of Florida Department of Labor & Employment Security

FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HIGBY, District Judge.

All parties have moved for summary judgment, and summary judgment is appropriate. At issue is the validity of part of Florida’s unemployment compensation statute as applied by the Defendants. In Florida a person is disqualified from eligibility for unemployment compensation if she has failed without good cause to apply for available suitable work or to accept suitable work when offered. § 443.06(2), Fla.Stat. *531(Supp.1978). A person is also disqualified if she voluntarily leaves her employment without good cause attributable to her employer. §…