GULF POWER COMPANY v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA GULF POWER COMPANY, Appellant, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D05-1855 FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al., Appellees. _____________________________/ Opinion filed October 31, 2005. An appeal from an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission. Russell F. Van Sickle, Esq. of Beggs & Lane, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellant. Geri Atkinson-Hazelton, General Counsel; John D. Maher, Assistant General Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellee the Unemployment Appeals Commission. PER CURIAM. Concluding that the claimant s failure to report to work without good cause after the employer expressly directed him to do so as a result of Hurricane Ivan constitutes misconduct connected with work, we reverse the Unemployment Appeals Commission s order and remand with instructions that the appeals referee s decision be reinstated. See Dorisma v. Fla. Unemployment Appeals Comm n, 544 So. 2d 1110, 1111 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989) (holding that the appellant s refusal to work additional hours when the employer was faced with an extreme workplace situation constituted misconduct connected with work and, thus, disqualified the appellant from receiving unemployment compensation benefits); see also Lucido v. State, Unemployment Appeals Comm n, 862 So. 2d 913, 917 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (noting that an employee s outright refusal to perform an employer s valid and reasonable work order may constitute misconduct connected with work). REVERSED and REMANDED with instructions. WEBSTER, PADOVANO and LEWIS, JJ., CONCUR. 2
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