Richman v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Evelyn P. Richman (claimant) appeals an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying her benefits pursuant to Section 402(h) of the Unemployment Compenation Law (Act)1 which provides, in part: “An employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week . . . (h) [i]n which he is engaged in self-employment. ...” We affirm.

Claimant had worked, as a general office clerk, for Sandler-Richman Company, Inc. (S-R) since its inception in 1972. In addition, claimant was the secretary of the corporation and held all of the preferred stock. After the…