Lotti v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

The appellant, Staci Lotti, appeals a determination by the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission (“UAC”) that the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security (“DOL”) was entitled to money owed to her by the state. This money is a refund due Lotti because of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Department of Revenue v. Kuhnlein, 646 So.2d 717 (Fla.1994), cert. denied, sub nom., Adams v. Dickinson, 516 U.S. 1158, 115 S.Ct. 2608, 132 L.Ed.2d 853 (1995), declaring the motor vehicle impact fee unconstitutional. DOL claimed that Lotti received an overpayment of unemployment benefits in…