MacVean v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Claimant appeals a decision of the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission determining that he is obligated to repay benefits for which he was later found ineligible.

This court has previously interpreted section 443.151(6)(b), Florida Statutes, to require repayment of improperly received benefits without resort to the defenses of equity and good conscience. Those defenses, found under subsection (c) of the statute, are only available to claimants from whom the state seeks recoupment out of future benefits at the time they become payable. Sheppard v. State, Department of Labor and Employment…