Raheem v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

This is an appeal from an Order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying benefits to Abdur Ra’Oofur Raheem (claimant). The referee’s decision affirmed a determination by the Office of Employment Security (Office) that claimant was ineligible to receive benefits due to willful misconduct, as provided by Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1

Claimant was last employed by Lockett Trucking Company for about six months as a truck driver; this company is owned and operated by claimant’s…