Brown v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Margarette R. Brown has been employed by the Hillsborough County School Board as a substitute teacher since November 2008. She filed a claim for unemployment compensation benefits for the summer vacation period between the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. The Agency for Workforce Innovation* denied the claim because benefits are not available between school terms or school years, or during established school vacations if the claimant has a reasonable assurance of being rehired for the next school term. An appeals referee affirmed the determination of ineligibility, and the Unemployment…