Stover v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Richard D. Stover appeals a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, which affirmed a referee’s decision denying him benefits under section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 the willful misconduct disqualification.

The claimant, who had been employed as a 'truck driver for Keystone Central School District for over five years, was dismissed by the district on November 25, 1981, following an incident in which he allegedly ran his fingers through a female employee’s hair. Apparently, the claimant had previously conducted himself in a…