District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order finding that a former Tampa Tribune press journeyman qualified for unemployment compensation benefits is affirmed where an isolated comment calling a company vice president a "stupid [expletive] moron," uttered outside the presence of the vice president, overheard by few, and made by a longtime employee with no history of similar infractions, did not constitute misconduct warranting disqualification from receiving unemployment compensation benefits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/19/2007
• Published 01/19/2007

Judges

• LaROSE, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven L. Brannock and Sarah C. Pellenbarg of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa;  and L. Michael Zinser and Glenn E. Plosa of The Zinser Law Firm, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Louis A. Gutierrez, Senior Attorney, Unemployment Appeals Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee., No appearance for Appellee Gregg D. McMillen.