Pope v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission
Pope v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission
Dissenting Opinion
(dissenting).
The record indicates that employees of the Unemployment Compensation Program first misled Ms. Pope into filing a document which, they later misinformed her, precluded her filing a timely and appropriate claim for benefits to which she is undoubtedly entitled under the law. I would therefore hold that the appellee is doubly estopped from contesting the present claim. See Fraga v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 464 So.2d 144 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984), pet. for review denied, 475 So.2d 694 (Fla. 1985).
Opinion of the Court
Virginia Pope appeals an order of the Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission [Commission] which order denies her certain supplementary benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002[Act] Public Law 107-147, Section 202(b)(4). We have examined the record and conclude that the Commission has correctly applied the Act.
Section 202(b) of the Act provides for extended unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who meet certain criteria. Subsection (4) provides that in order for an individual to be entitled to extended benefits the individual must have filed an initial claim for regular compensation after March 15, 2001. The extended benefits are calculated at 50% of the total
Accordingly, the Commission’s decision is affirmed.
NESBITT, Senior Judge, concurs.
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