CARIDAD M. OLIVA, APPELLANT,
v.
UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2011-06-17
No. 5D10-2829
ORFINGER, COHEN and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.
63 So. 3d 890 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2011) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Caridad M. Oliva appeals an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming the appeal referee’s finding that Ms. Oliva was disqualified from receiving benefits because she was not “able to work and available for work” as required by section 443.091(l)(c)l., Florida Statutes (2010). We affirm.

*891The determination that an employee is, or is not, able and available for work is a question of fact. See Brown v. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 820 So.2d 457, 458 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). An appeal referee’s factual determination is ordinarily presumed to be correct. Smith v. Unemployment Appeals Comm’n, 823 So.2d 873, 874 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). Thus, if there is substantial competent evidence in the record to support the appeal referee’s findings, this Court must affirm. Brown, 820 So.2d at 458. The record before us fully supports the finding of the referee. We cannot reweigh the evidence. Accordingly, we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

ORFINGER, COHEN and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.


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