Mohammed v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

The claimant, Sunita A. Mohammed, appeals from an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission [UAC] disqualifying her from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. We reverse the UAC’s order and reinstate the appeals referee’s initial determination of benefits.

The claimant contends that the UAC erred by reversing the appeals referee’s determination of benefits where the employer failed to meet its burden of showing that the claimant was discharged for misconduct connected with work. We agree.

The appeals referee made the following findings of fact:

The claimant was employed as an…