Case Name: Sharon A. TERJESEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-07-15
Citations: 491 So. 2d 1189
Docket Number: No. 85-2713
Parties: Sharon A. TERJESEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and NESBITT, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 491
Pages: 1189–1191

Head Matter:
Sharon A. TERJESEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, Appellee.
No. 85-2713.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 15, 1986.
Sharon A. Terjesen, in pro. per.
John D. Maher, Tallahassee, for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and NESBITT, JJ.

Opinion:
BARKDULL, Judge.
The appellant was employed as a bank teller by the appellee, Executive National Bank. Her employment was continuous from 1981 until April 26, 1985, when she was discharged for validating receipt of a night deposit without verifying that the amount of cash listed on the receipt was actually included in the deposit. The offense occurred on April 17, 1985, and involved a $500 cash deposit. As a result of said discharge the appellant applied for unemployment benefits which were granted by the claims examiner. Timely appeal was taken to an appeals referee who took testimony that showed the appellant had been guilty of several other infractions just prior to discharge which are as follows:
January 18, 1985, acceptance of an excessive amount of counterfeit money.
February 13, 1985, acceptance of a shipment of cash from Wells Fargo which was short $200 in nickels.
February 14, 1985, failure to date bait money.
February 21, 1985, allowing a savings deposit withdrawal bearing an unauthorized signature.
The appeals referee found the appellant's acts were careless but were insufficient to constitute misconduct within the meaning of Sec. 443.036(24), Fla.Stat. (1984 Supp.). Therefore, he awarded her unemployment compensation benefits. Timely appeal was taken to the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission which reversed the appeals referee holding the appellant's acts constituted misconduct disqualifying the appellant from benefits.
The mishandling of funds has been held to be misconduct warranting the denial of unemployment benefits. See Lundy's Market, Inc. v. Florida Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, 373 So.2d 433 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).
Therefore, the order appealed is affirmed.
Affirmed.
NESBITT, J., concurs.