Joan Patton appeals from a determination of the Unemployment Appeals Commission denying unemployment benefits due to work related misconduct. Our review of this matter discloses an error in the appeals referee’s conclusions of law, subsequently adopted by the Commission. The error compels us to reverse and remand for the award of benefits.

In May of 1994, Patton pleaded guilty to welfare fraud. She was ordered to pay restitution, but adjudication was withheld. Approximately four months later, Patton made an application for a position with Chase Home Mortgage Corporation on which she indicated that she had no prior criminal convictions. Subsequently, upon the corporation’s discovery of the prior criminal proceeding, Patton was terminated.

The appeals referee denied unemployment benefits in the belief that Patton’s guilty plea equates with a conviction and, thus, she lied on her application. This court, however, has determined that a conviction attaches only upon an adjudication of guilt. Reyes v. State, 655 So.2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995); see also Boyd v. State, 654 So.2d 993 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). Patton has not been convicted of welfare fraud. The referee’s determination of work-related misconduct was based solely upon the misrepresentation of her plea; therefore, we reverse and remand for the award of benefits.1