Castillo v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 785 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001).
Castillo v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 785 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). Book View Copy Cite
Castillo
v.
Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission
3D00-430.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb 21, 2001.
785 So. 2d 552
Schwartz, C.J., and Levy and Ramirez.
Cited by 3 opinions  |  Published

Scott Trell, Miami, for appellant.

John D. Maher (Tallahassee), for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and LEVY and RAMIREZ, JJ.

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

We hold that the appellant-employee's actions, which—at worst—amounted to a failure to comply with a superior's directive to produce a written statement about a work-related incident, as a matter of law, did not constitute disqualifying misconduct. See § 443.036(29), Fla. Stat. (2000); Baca v. Unique Originals, Inc., 724 So.2d 628 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Chery v. Flagship Airlines, Inc., 692 So.2d 213 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); Underhill v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 610 So.2d 48 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992), review denied, 624 So.2d 267 (Fla.1993). Accordingly, the decision below denying unemployment compensation benefits is reversed and the cause remanded with directions to award the appellant the full amount of benefits claimed.