Oliva v. UAC
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 CARIDAD M. OLIVA, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D10-2829 UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed June 17, 2011 Administrative Appeal from the Unemployment Appeals Commission. Caridad M. Oliva, Ocklawaha, pro se. Louis A. Gutierrez, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Caridad M. Oliva appeals an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming the appeal referee s finding that Ms. Oliva was disqualified from receiving benefits because she was not able to work and available for work as required by section 443.091(1)(c)1., Florida Statutes (2010). We affirm. The determination that an employee is, or is not, able and available for work is a question of fact. See Brown v. Unemployment Appeals Comm n, 820 So. 2d 457, 458 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). An appeal referee s factual determination is ordinarily presumed to be correct. Smith v. Unemployment Appeals Comm n, 823 So. 2d 873, 874 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). Thus, if there is substantial competent evidence in the record to support the appeal referee s findings, this Court must affirm. Brown, 820 So. 2d at 458. The record before us fully supports the finding of the referee. evidence. Accordingly, we affirm. AFFIRMED. ORFINGER, COHEN and JACOBUS, JJ., concur. 2 We cannot reweigh the
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