JOHN G. GIVENS, APPELLANT,
v.
FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, AND DUCT SHOP INC., APPELLEES

Fla. 3d DCA | 2004-12-08
No. 3D04-96
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GREEN, JJ.
888 So. 2d 169 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2004) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant was denied unemployment compensation benefits on the basis of the finding below that he had been discharged for misconduct, section 443.036(29), Florida Statutes (2004), because he obdurately refused, contrary to the direct orders of his supervisor, to operate a forklift which was a part of his job assignment.

We affirm. See Citrus Central v. Detwiler, 368 So. 2d 81, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)(“We rule that flagrant and intentional disobedience to a valid work order by a superior on the job should indeed be characterized as misconduct on the job ....”); Boyd v. Ikon Office Solutions, Inc., 743 So. 2d 1152 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Kraft, Inc. v. Unemployment Appeals Commission, 478 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Hines v. Department of Labor and Employment Sec., 455 So. 2d 1104 (Fla. Bd DCA 1984).


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  • …ng that the appellee refused a reasonable work assignment from the employer. The referee correctly concluded that this action constituted misconduct which disqualified appellee from receiving benefits. See Givens v. Fla. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 888 So. 2d 169 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2004)(holding that employee discharged for refusal, contrary to the direct orders of his supervisor, to operate a forklift which was a part of his job assignment, was discharged for misconduct connected with work and ineligible for une…
  • …lant intentionally violated a direct order of her employer without cause, and the law establishes that that act constitutes “misconduct” disqualifying appellant from unemployment compensation benefits, see Givens v. Fla. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 888 So. 2d 169 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Clay County Sheriff's Office v. Loos, 570 So. 2d 394 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990); Kraft, Inc. v. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 478 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Davis v. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 425 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 5th [*299] DCA 1…
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