Crespo v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

On Motion fob Clarification

We grant the motion for clarification, withdraw our previous opinion and substitute the following in its place.

Appellant challenges the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission’s (“FUAC”) order dismissing as untimely his appeal of the denial of unemployment benefits. We reverse on the authority of Blaser v. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 687 So.2d 337, 338 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). As in Blaser, appellant failed to file a timely appeal from the denial of his benefits, but it is apparent from the record that he was attempting to show newly discovered evidence which would…