Case Name: Phillip COHEN, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-03-24
Citations: 868 So. 2d 664
Docket Number: No. 3D03-1247
Parties: Phillip COHEN, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al., Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, GODERICH, and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 868
Pages: 664–664

Head Matter:
Phillip COHEN, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, et al., Appellee.
No. 3D03-1247.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 24, 2004.
Vivian Z. Chavez; Jose Fons, Miami, for appellant.
John D. Maher (Tallahassee), for appel-lee Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission.
Before COPE, GODERICH, and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The claimant, Phillip Cohen, appeals from a final order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission disqualifying him from receiving benefits because he was discharged for misconduct connected with work. After carefully reviewing the appeals referee's findings of fact, we conclude that the conduct complained of was, at most, an isolated incident of poor judgment that did not rise to a level of "misconduct," as the claimant was not acting willfully, wantonly, or in substantial disregard of the employer's interest. See § 443.036(29), 443.101, Fla. Stat. (2001); McKnight v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 713 So.2d 1080 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); Betancourt v. Sun Bank Miami, N.A., 672 Solid 37 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Bulkan v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 648 So.2d 846 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Smith v. Krugman-Kadi, 547 So.2d 677 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), review denied, 558 So.2d 20 (Fla.1990); Erber v. Federal Express Corp., 409 So.2d 522 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).
Accordingly, we reverse and remand for an award of unemployment benefits.