Case Name: L.C. JACOBS, Sr., Appellant, v. E.R. JAHNA INDUSTRIES, INC., and The Unemployment Appeals Commission, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-04-13
Citations: 522 So. 2d 1075
Docket Number: No. 87-1054
Parties: L.C. JACOBS, Sr., Appellant, v. E.R. JAHNA INDUSTRIES, INC., and The Unemployment Appeals Commission, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD and DELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 522
Pages: 1075–1076

Head Matter:
L.C. JACOBS, Sr., Appellant, v. E.R. JAHNA INDUSTRIES, INC., and The Unemployment Appeals Commission, Appellee.
No. 87-1054.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 13, 1988.
Hazel Lucas and Charlotte Sibley of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Belle Glade, for appellant.
John D. Maher, Tallahassee, for appellee, The Unemployment Appeals Com’n.

Opinion:
STONE, Judge.
This is an appeal from an agency order denying unemployment benefits. We reverse. The appellant's employer indicated to the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation that the appellant was discharged for violating the company's written attendance rules by absences on certain specified dates. Appellant did not receive notice of a substantial change in the scope of the allegations. See Philbin v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, 503 So.2d 1375 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). Although the initial charge was not supported by proof, the appellant was found guilty of misconduct by excessive absenteeism.
Upon a review of the record, we find an absence of substantial competent evidence to support the finding of excessive absenteeism as defined in section 443.036(24), Florida Statutes. Cf. Hartenstein v. Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security, 383 So.2d 759 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).
The order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission is, therefore, set aside and this cause is remanded to the Commission in accordance with section 120.68, Florida Statutes.
ANSTEAD and DELL, JJ., concur.