Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-106. Board proceedings on petition(a) Board Action. Within sixty (60) days after the filing of a complete petition for a declaratory ruling, but, in any case, no sooner than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition, t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-107. Content, form, and effect of declaratory rulings(a) Decision, Content and Form. Each declaratory ruling will contain: (1) citations to the law involved;(2) the Board's decision on any timely-filed request for a hearing;(3…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-11. Representation by attorney or agent; authorization; notice; fees; amicus curiae(Statutory reference: 31-272(b) (2))(a) Right to Representation. Any party to a proceeding before the Appeals Division may be represented by an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-12. Formal pleadings not permitted(Statutory reference: 31-244a)Except as provided in Sections 31-237g-1 to 31-237g-60, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, formal pleadings or discovery proceedings suc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-13. Notices from the Appeals Division(a) A copy of each written decision or notice issued by the Appeals Division shall, unless otherwise specified: (1) be typed;(2) be adequately titled so as to clearly reveal its intended pu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-14. Appeal to the Referee; resources(Statutory reference: 31-238, 31-241, 31-249c, 31-244a)The Administrator shall provide, at each Employment Security office electronic access to Sections 31-237g-1 to 31-237g-60, inclusive, o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-15. Appeal to the Referee; time and place for filing; jurisdiction of Referees(Statutory reference: Secs. 31-241 and 31-237j)(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Administrator’s decision shall be final unless a party a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-16. Processing of appeal to the Referee(Statutory reference: 31-237h, 31-238, 31-249c, 31-244a)(a) Each appeal to the Referee from a decision of the Administrator shall be filed through a mechanism specified by the Appeals Div…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-17. Scheduling of hearing; notice of hearing(Statutory reference: 31-237j, 31-242, 31-244a)(a) Upon receipt of a timely appeal to the Referee Section from a determination of the Administrator, the Referee Section shall assign …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-18. Rescheduling; postponements(a) Due to existing requirements for the prompt disposition of unemployment compensation appeals, a hearing scheduled before a Referee may, for good cause, be rescheduled by the Appeals Division …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-19. Stipulations; official notice; consolidated proceedings(a) The parties to a proceeding before a Referee may stipulate to agreement upon facts or procedures and the Referee may accept such stipulations if the Referee determ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-2. Appeals Division(Statutory reference: 31-237b, 31-237c, 31-237e, 31-237f, 31- 237g, 31-249d)(a) The Appeals Division controls the administrative appellate system for adjudicating appeals from determinations of the Administr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-20. Request for remand by Administrator(a) After an appeal to the Referee is filed, the Referee may, upon the written request of the Administrator, remand the appeal to the Administrator for purposes of reconsideration by the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-21. Subpoenas(Statutory reference: 31-245, 31-246, 31-247)(a) The Referee may, upon the referee’s own initiative or at the request of a party filed pursuant to this section, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesse…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-22. Responsibility of party to present testimony and evidence(a) It is the responsibility of each party to present at the hearing before the Referee all witnesses, testimony, evidence and argument material to such party’s cont…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-23. Right of party to request interpreter or reasonable accommodation(Statutory reference: 17-137k, 17-137p)(a) Individuals with limited English proficiency, or who are deaf or hearing impaired, shall have the right to request…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-24. Disqualification of Referee(Statutory reference: 31-242)(a) A Referee shall voluntarily disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from participating in any proceeding or decision on an appeal if such Referee has any inter…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-25. Withdrawals; dismissals(Statutory reference: 31-242)(a) The appealing party may request withdrawal of an appeal to the Referee and upon receipt of such a request the Referee shall issue a decision dismissing such appeal pu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-26. Failure to timely appear at hearing; dismissal(a) A party shall be deemed to have failed to timely appear at a scheduled hearing before the Referee when such party fails to telephone the designated Appeals Division hearing…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-27. Untimely appeal; lack of aggrievement; moot appeal; dismissalUpon receipt of any appeal over which the Referee determines the Referee does not have jurisdiction due to (1) the untimely filing of the appeal; (2) lack of agg…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-28. Hearing record(Statutory reference: 31-244a)(a) The Referee shall prepare or arrange to have prepared, by a recording susceptible to transcription, a complete hearing record of all proceedings at any hearing before the Ref…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-29. Rights of parties at hearingSubject to the authority and control of the Referee and such rights otherwise provided in Sections 31-237g-1 to 31-237g-60, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, each part…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-3. Regulations; purpose of regulations(Statutory reference: 31-237g, 31-238, 31-252)(a) A copy of Sections 31-237g-1 to 31-237g-60, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be available for purpose of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-30. Conduct of hearing(Statutory reference: 31-242, 31-244a, 31-245, 31-254, 1-19 (b) (2), 1-18a (e) (5))(a) The Referee shall hear the case de novo, and shall not be bound by the previous decision of the Administrator. The Re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-31. Transfer to the Board(Statutory reference: 31-248a)(a) At any time during the pendency of an appeal to the Referee and prior to the Referee’s decision on such appeal becoming final, the Board may, on its own motion or the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-32. Certifications to the Board(Statutory reference: 31-249f)(a) If, in any proceeding before the Administrator, the Administrator has serious doubt as to the correctness of any applicable principles previously declared by a R…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-33. Decision of the Referee; content and form(Statutory reference: 31-242, 31-249e)(a) Each appeal to the Referee shall be reviewed, and a decision thereon prepared, with reasonable promptness following the close of the schedu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-34. Decision of the Referee; final date; motion and appeal distinguished(Statutory reference: 31-248)(a) A Referee’s decision on an appeal shall become final on the twenty-second (22nd) calendar day after the date on which a c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-35. Motion to the Referee to reopen, vacate, set aside, or modify(Statutory reference: 31-248)(a) The Referee may, pursuant to the time limits set forth in Section 31-237g-34 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-36. Appeal to the Board; form; processing(Statutory reference: 31-249, 31-249a)(a) Each appeal to the Board from a Referee’s decision on an appeal shall be filed through a mechanism specified by the Appeals Division, or by mea…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-37. Appeal to the Board; recommended content; reasonsEach appeal should clearly describe all reasons for the appeal. Any disagreement with the Referee's findings of fact, procedural conduct of the hearing, or stated conclusion…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-38. Appeal to the Board; optional content; written argumentEach appeal may include, under the separate heading of \"WRITTEN ARGUMENT,\" such further statements, summarizations or written argument that such party wishes the Boa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-39. Appeal to the Board; optional content; request for decision by the full Board The full three-member Board shall decide a timely-filed appeal if a party to the appeal files a written request with its appeal or written argum…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-4. Chairperson of the Board; Acting Chairperson(Statutory reference: 31-237d, 31-237f)The Chairperson of the Board is the executive head of the Appeals Division. The Chairperson may delegate to any person employed in the Appea…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-40. Appeal to the Board; optional content; request for Board hearing; supplementing the record(Statutory reference: 31-249)(a) The Board usually decides appeals on the basis of the record established before the Referee, and do…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-41. Untimely appeal; lack of aggrievement; moot appeal; dismissalUpon receipt of any appeal over which the Board determines it has no jurisdiction due to (1) the untimely filing of the appeal; (2) lack of aggrievement on the p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-42. Timely appeal to the Board; notice of appeal(a) Upon receipt by the Board of a timely filed appeal from a Referee’s decision, the Board shall promptly send to all parties at their addresses of record a written notice of ap…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-43. Withdrawals; dismissal(a) The appealing party may request withdrawal of the party’s appeal to the Board and the Board may issue a decision dismissing such appeal pursuant to such withdrawal request provided (1) the request…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-44. Stipulations; official notice; consolidated proceedings(a) The parties to a proceeding before the Board may stipulate to facts or procedures, and the Board may accept such stipulations if the Board determines such stipulat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-45. Disqualification of Board members; assignment of alternative members(Statutory reference: 31-237f; P.A. 87-468)(a) A Board member shall voluntarily disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from participating in any proce…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-46. Extension of time to file written argument(a) The Board lacks authority to waive or extend the statutory time limits for the filing of appeals or motions to the Board, and is obligated to adjudicate appeals promptly. Howev…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-47. Review and decision by the Board(a) If the Board determines that a hearing is necessary upon any appeal before the Board, such a hearing shall be scheduled and proceedings conducted in accordance with Sections 31-237g-52 t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-48. Decision of the Board: content and form; remand to Administrator or Referee(a) Each appeal to the Board shall be decided with reasonable promptness following review. Except for a dismissal decision issued pursuant to Secti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-49. Decision of the Board; final date; motions and appeal distinguished(Statutory reference: 31-249a)(a) The Board’s decision on an appeal shall become final on the thirty-first (31st) calendar day after the date on which a co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-5. Referees; Chief Referee; Principal Referees(Statutory reference: 31-237i, 31-237j)(a) The Referee Section shall include such Referees as the Board deems necessary for the prompt processing of appeals and the performance of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-50. Motion to the Board to reopen, vacate, set aside, or modify; motion for articulation(Statutory reference: 31-249a)(a) The Board may reopen, vacate, set aside or modify a Board decision on an appeal if the Board determines,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-237g-51. Appeal to Superior Court(Statutory reference: 31-249b)(a) Each appeal petition to the Superior Court from the Board’s decision on an appeal shall be filed through a mechanism specified by the Appeals Division, or by means …