Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-25a. Larceny(a) An individual is ineligible for benefits if he has been discharged or suspended for conduct in the course of his employment, as defined in Section 31-236-26c, constituting larceny of property or services whose v…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-26. Wilful misconduct - generalTo find that any act or omission is wilful misconduct in the course of employment, as defined in section 31-236-26c of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the Administrator shall find t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-26a. Deliberate misconductIn order to establish that an individual was discharged or suspended for deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employer's interest, the Administrator must find all of the following: (a) Misc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-26b. Knowing violationIn order to establish that an individual was discharged or suspended for a knowing violation of a reasonable and uniformly enforced rule or policy of the employer, when reasonably applied, the Administrato…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-26c. In the course of employment(a) In order for the Administrator to find deliberate misconduct, as defined in section 31-236-26a, or a knowing violation of an employer's rule or policy, as defined in section 31-236-26b, he mu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-26d. Absence from work(a) Application. The Administrator shall apply this section to determine eligibility in all cases in which the individual was discharged or suspended due to absence from work. (b) Definitions. For the purp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-27. (Repealed) Repealed July 28, 1997. AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-28. Discharge or suspension for tardinessThe Administrator shall find that tardiness constitutes wilful misconduct, under section 31-236-26, only if the pattern of tardiness constitutes either wilful disregard of the employer's…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-29. Discharge or suspension for falsification of applicationThe Administrator shall find that an individual committed an act of wilful misconduct, under section 31-236-26, when it is established that the individual intentionall…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-3. Suitable work—usual occupation or work for which one is reasonably fitted(a) Suitable work means either work in an individual's usual occupation or work for which he is reasonably fitted. Usual occupation is work which the i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-30. Discharge or suspension for garnishment of wagesThe Administrator shall not deny benefits to any individual who was discharged or suspended because his wages were garnished by a creditor. (Effective June 24, 1986) AUTHORITY…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-31—31-236-34. (Repealed) Repealed July 28, 1997. AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-35. Discharge or suspension for union activitiesThe Administrator shall not find an individual ineligible for benefits if it is established that he was discharged for engaging in lawful union activity, regardless of whether or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-36. (Repealed) Repealed July 28, 1997. AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-37. Discharge—addiction to alcohol or drugsThe Administrator shall consider addiction to alcohol or other drugs to be an illness. Where the Administrator finds that an individual was discharged for misconduct resulting from alc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-38. Discharge—just cause (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective June 24, 1986; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236 AUTHORIT…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-39. Leaving by reason of governmental regulation or statuteWhere the Administrator finds that an individual left work because the enactment or enforcement of a governmental statute or regulation legally precluded him from perfo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-4. Reasonable distance of offer of workIn determining whether work offered is within a reasonable distance, the Administrator shall consider: (1) availability of public transportation;(2) personal means of transportation availa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-40. Labor dispute—generalAn individual shall be ineligible for benefits during any week for which the Administrator finds that his total or partial unemployment is due to the existence of a labor dispute other than a lockout at…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-41. Labor dispute—lockout(a) A lockout exists whether or not such action is to obtain for the employer more advantageous terms when (1) an employer fails to provide employment to his employees with whom he is engaged in a labor…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-42. Discharge during the course of a labor disputeAn individual's unemployment ceases to be due to the existence of a labor dispute when his employer notifies the individual that he is discharged and indicates an unwillingness …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-43. Labor dispute—voluntary leavingAn individual who is ineligible for benefits because his unemployment was due to the existence of a labor dispute, whether or not he subsequently obtains other employment, remains ineligible d…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-44. Effect of retirement during the course of a labor disputeAn individual whose ineligibility for benefits is based originally on the existence of a labor dispute, and who subsequently retires, either voluntarily or involuntar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-45. Employer remuneration-general(a) An individual shall be ineligible for benefits during any week with respect to which the individual has received or is about to receive remuneration from his employer or his employer's agent…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-46. Dismissal payments; wages in lieu of notice(a) The Administrator shall allocate any wages in lieu of notice or dismissal payments to the week or weeks immediately following separation from employment, except that where an i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-47. Payment by way of compensation for loss of wages(a) In order to determine that a payment is a payment by way of compensation for loss of wages with respect to a given week or weeks, the Administrator shall find that the pay…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-48. Other unemployment benefits; workers' compensationAn individual shall be ineligible for benefits during any week with respect to which the individual has received or is about to receive remuneration in the form of: (1) unem…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-49. Allocation of vacation pay during a week in which holiday pay is allocableIn the event that a paid holiday falls during a week in which vacation pay is allocable, the Administrator shall allocate both payments to the same w…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-5. Suitable work—degree of risk to healthIn determining whether or not work offered is suitable for an individual, the Administrator shall consider the degree of risk to the individual's health. In determining the degree of ris…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-50. Allocation of strike benefitsPayments rendered by a union to an individual involved in a labor dispute shall have no effect on the individual's benefit entitlement. (Effective June 24, 1986) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-51. Supplemental unemployment benefit (SUB) paymentsAny payments made under a contractual or employer-sponsored plan, created for the purpose of supplementing unemployment benefits is not compensation for loss of wages and shal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-52. Receipt of welfare benefitsAny payment made under any public welfare or workfare program shall have no effect on the individual's benefit entitlement. (Effective June 24, 1986) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-236 AUTHORITY…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-53. Sick leaveWhere an individual's employment has terminated, the Administrator shall consider any payment for unused sick leave to be a bonus, and as such, non-allocable. (Effective June 24, 1986) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-54. Voluntary leaving to attend school(a) An individual shall be ineligible for benefits if the Administrator finds that the individual has left employment to attend a school, college or university as a regularly enrolled full-…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-55. Second benefit yearAn individual shall be ineligible for benefits if the Administrator finds that, having received benefits in a prior benefit year, the individual has not again become employed and been paid wages since the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-56. Voluntary retirement(a) Where the Administrator determines that an individual voluntarily retired, the individual shall be ineligible for benefits until he has again become employed and been paid wages at least 40 times his…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-57. Eligibility of an individual in training approved under the Trade Act of 1974(a) The Administrator shall not deny benefits to an otherwise eligible individual for any week because he is in training approved under Section 23…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-58. Voluntary separations from part-time employment(a) The Administrator shall find that any individual who has voluntarily left part-time employment under conditions which would otherwise render him ineligible pursuant to Sect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-6. Suitable work—degree of risk to safetyIn determining whether or not work offered is suitable for an individual, the Administrator shall consider the degree of risk to the individual's safety. Where an unreasonable risk to th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-7. Suitable work—degree of risk to moralsIn determining whether or not work offered is suitable for an individual, the Administrator shall consider the degree of risk to the individual's morals. In determining the degree of ris…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-8. Suitable work—prior training, experience and skillsThe Administrator shall consider an individual's prior training, experience, and skills in determining the suitability of work offered. The Administrator shall afford an ind…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236-9. Suitable work—previous wage levelThe Administrator shall consider an individual's previous wage level in determining the suitability of work offered. Previous wage level means wages, salary, or benefits most recently receive…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-236b-1. Approved training(a) An individual's enrollment in training shall be approved for the purpose of Section 31-236b if the Labor Commissioner finds that the training is sponsored or approved by the State Labor Department, or a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-1. Definitions; interpretations(Statutory reference: 31-237a, 31-237f, 31-222c)(a) As used in Sections 31-237g-1 to 31-237g-60, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, unless the context clearly indicates …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-10. Responsibilities of parties; form of documents submitted to the Appeals Division(a) Each motion, request or other written document filed with the Appeals Division shall, unless otherwise specified: (1) be on a separate she…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-101. DefinitionsFor purposes of sections 31-237g-101 through 31-237g-107:(a) \"Administrator\" means the Commissioner of Labor, whose address is 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109, and his/her designate…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-102. Scope of regulations on declaratory rulings(a) Appropriate Subjects for Declaratory Rulings. Sections 31-237g-101 to 31-237g-107, inclusive, set forth the rules of the Employment Security Board of Review governing the for…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-103. Form and content of petitions(a) General. All petitions for declaratory rulings must be addressed to the Board of Review and either mailed or hand delivered to the Board's office. All petitions must be signed by the perso…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-104. Notice by board of receipt of petition(a) Persons to Receive Notice. In addition to the notice required to be given by the petitioner in section 31-237g-103 (d) of these regulations, the Board shall, within thirty (30) da…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-105. Procedural rights of persons with respect to declaratory rulings(a) Petitioner as Party. The petitioner is automatically a party to any proceeding on the petition by virtue of having filed the petition and need not seek d…