Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation
Section 31-237c. - Employment Security Board of Review. Appointment of members, chairman, alternate members.

(a) The board shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be designated by the Governor as chairperson of the board of review. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of section 5-198, such chairperson shall be in the classified service and shall devote full time to the duties of the office. Such chairperson shall be chosen by the Governor from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 5-228. The other two members appointed to serve during the appointing Governor's term of office shall be a representative of employers and a representative of employees and shall devote full time to the duties of their offices. The members of the board representing employers and employees shall be selected as such representatives based upon previous vocation, employment or affiliation. A member of the board may be removed by the Governor for cause.

(b) The Governor shall have the authority to appoint one or more alternate members to the board. Alternate members shall have the power to complete any matter pending at the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed. Alternate members of the board shall serve at any time when so delegated by the Governor and the board and while so serving shall have all the powers of members of the board. Whenever an alternate member serves in place of a member of the board, he shall represent the same interest as the member in whose place he serves and shall be selected as such representative based upon previous vocation, employment or affiliation. The board may, at its option, require alternate members to sit with it in the fulfillment of any function of the board. Any alternate member shall receive one hundred fifty dollars in lieu of expenses for each day during which he performs the duties of a member of the board.
(P.A. 74-339, S. 3, 34, 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 482, 610; P.A. 83-570, S. 8, 17; P.A. 87-468, S. 1, 4; P.A. 12-205, S. 19; P.A. 22-67, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services, deleted provision setting expiration of terms at first day of March in year when term of appointing governor expires and made other minor wording changes, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 83-570 added requirement that members devote full time to their duties and eliminated an obsolete provision concerning the timing of the first appointments to the board; P.A. 87-468 added Subsec. (b), granting the governor the authority to appoint alternate members to the board, establishing their powers and purposes, and providing for per diem payments of $150 for them; P.A. 12-205 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 22-67 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective May 23, 2022.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 31 - Labor

Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation

Section 31-222. - Definitions.

Section 31-222a. - “District” defined. Continuation of commissioners in offices.

Section 31-223. - Application of chapter to employers.

Section 31-223a. - Employers not subject to chapter. Notification to employees.

Section 31-223b. - Transfer of unemployment experience upon transfer of assets, organization, trade or business of employer. Penalties.

Section 31-224. - Municipal and other public employees.

Section 31-225. - Contributions by employers. Failure of an Indian tribe or tribal unit to make required payments. Financing of benefits paid to employees of nonprofit organizations. Bond requirement for foreign construction contractors.

Section 31-225a. - Definitions; employers' experience accounts; noncharging provisions; benefit ratio; rates of contribution; assessments to pay interest due on federal loans and to reimburse advance fund; fund balance tax rate; notice to employers;...

Section 31-225b to 31-226. - Compensable separation charge, compensable period; rehire credits. Exception re date of filing application. Account not charged if claimant employed at that time; notice required. Employer's account not charged during emp...

Section 31-226a. - Discharge, discipline, penalty or discrimination prohibited. Right of action.

Section 31-227. - Payment of benefits. Disqualifying services. Offsets and deductions: Pensions, child support obligations and state, federal and local income taxes.

Section 31-228. - Benefit for total unemployment.

Section 31-229. - Benefit for partial unemployment.

Section 31-230. - Benefit year, base period and alternative base period.

Section 31-231. - Total unemployment benefit rate.

Section 31-231a. - Total unemployment benefit rate.

Section 31-231b. - Maximum limitation on total benefits.

Section 31-232. - Maximum limitation on total benefits.

Section 31-232a. - Additional benefits payable during periods of substantial unemployment.

Section 31-232b. - Extended benefits: Definitions.

Section 31-232c. - Applicability of chapter.

Section 31-232d. - Eligibility conditions.

Section 31-232e. - Weekly extended benefit amount.

Section 31-232f. - Total extended benefit amount.

Section 31-232g. - Public announcements and computations by administrator.

Section 31-232h. - Additional benefits payable, when.

Section 31-232i. - Administrator's duties with respect to federal act.

Section 31-232j. - Extended benefits payable from Unemployment Compensation Fund.

Section 31-232k. - Interstate claims for extended benefits.

Section 31-232l. - Ineligibility for extended benefits. Suitable work defined. Duties of State Employment Service.

Section 31-233. - Temporary extended-duration benefits.

Section 31-234. - Dependency allowances.

Section 31-235. - Benefit eligibility conditions; qualifications; involuntary retirees. Reemployment services. Profiling system.

Section 31-235a. - Methods of payment by nonprofit organizations.

Section 31-236. - Disqualifications. Exceptions.

Section 31-236a. - Eligibility of apprentice unemployed due to labor dispute.

Section 31-236b. - Eligibility for benefits not impaired by reason of participation in training with commissioner's approval. Approval of programs.

Section 31-236c. - Ineligibility of certain board of education employees.

Section 31-236d. - Eligibility of individual in training approved under the Trade Act of 1974.

Section 31-236e. - Basis for determination of eligibility. Regulations.

Section 31-236f. - Information re the availability of unemployment compensation benefits. Procedure.

Section 31-237. - Employment Security Division.

Section 31-237a. - Definitions.

Section 31-237b. - Employment Security Appeals Division established.

Section 31-237c. - Employment Security Board of Review. Appointment of members, chairman, alternate members.

Section 31-237d. - Executive head of appeals division, delegation of his authority. Hearing of appeals to board.

Section 31-237e. - Employment Security Appeals Division personnel, payment, appointment.

Section 31-237f. - Disqualification of board member; challenge; replacements.

Section 31-237g. - Powers of Employment Security Board of Review, rules of procedure.

Section 31-237h. - Access of appeals division to records of the Employment Security Division.

Section 31-237i. - Referee section established. Appointment of referees; chief referee.

Section 31-237j. - Appeals to referee section; jurisdiction, venue; panel of referees.

Section 31-238. - Budget of Employment Security Appeals Division. Provision for expenses, offices, equipment and supplies.

Section 31-239. - Advisory council.

Section 31-240. - Claim procedure. Filing.

Section 31-241. - Determination of claims and benefits. Notice, hearing and appeal. Regulations.

Section 31-242. - Referee's hearing of claim on appeal from examiner: Decision, notices, remand; disqualification of referee, challenge.

Section 31-243. - Continuous jurisdiction.

Section 31-244. - Procedure.

Section 31-244a. - Procedure on appeals; hearings; rules of evidence; record.

Section 31-245. - Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.

Section 31-246. - Enforcement of subpoena.

Section 31-247. - Witness fees. Payment of expenses of proceedings.

Section 31-248. - Decisions of employment security referee; final date, notice; reopening; judicial review.

Section 31-248a. - Transfer of case from referee to Employment Security Board of Review.

Section 31-249. - Appeal from employment security referee's decision to Employment Security Board of Review.

Section 31-249a. - Decision of board, final date, grounds for reopening appeal, payment of benefits, exhaustion of remedies.

Section 31-249b. - Appeal.

Section 31-249c. - Administrator a party to all appeal proceedings. Right of board to intervene as a party.

Section 31-249d. - Disqualification of referees and board members as advocates.

Section 31-249e. - Decisions of board and referees. Methods of issuance. Notice of appellate rights.

Section 31-249f. - Decisions of board as precedents, referees' decisions as authority. Index of cases decided.

Section 31-249g. - Use of arbitration decisions by board or referees. Preclusive effect of unemployment compensation proceedings.

Section 31-249h. - Regulations defining “good cause”.

Section 31-250. - Administration. Duties and powers of administrator.

Section 31-250a. - Advisory board. Membership. Functions and duties.

Section 31-251. - General regulations.

Section 31-252. - Public distribution of law, regulations and reports.

Section 31-253. - Delegation of authority.

Section 31-254. - Records and reports. State directory of new hires. Disclosure.

Section 31-254a. - Wage and claim information to national directory of new hires.

Section 31-255. - Reciprocal agreements with other states.

Section 31-256. - Application for advances to Unemployment Trust Fund.

Section 31-257. - Repayment of benefits on receipt of retroactive pay.

Section 31-258. - Repayment of benefits on receipt of workers' compensation.

Section 31-259. - Employment Security Administration Fund.

Section 31-260. - Transfer of funds authorized by federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

Section 31-261. - Unemployment Compensation Fund. Payment of administrative expenses.

Section 31-262. - Deposits of contributions. Payments to United States Treasurer.

Section 31-263. - Withdrawals of funds for payment of benefits and reimbursement of advance fund.

Section 31-264. - Management of fund upon discontinuance of or changes in Unemployment Trust Fund.

Section 31-264a. - Unemployment Compensation Advance Fund.

Section 31-264b. - Issuance of unemployment compensation revenue bonds.

Section 31-265. - Interest on contributions not paid when due.

Section 31-266. - Collection of contributions. Lien. Foreclosure.

Section 31-266a. - Civil action to enjoin employer from entering employment contracts where contributions unpaid.

Section 31-266b. - Disposition of real or personal property taken by foreclosure.

Section 31-266c. - Abatement of contributions. Compromises.

Section 31-267. - Priority of claim for contributions in case of insolvency, bankruptcy or dissolution.

Section 31-268. - Adjustment of errors.

Section 31-269. - Refunds and deficiencies.

Section 31-270. - Failure of employer to file report of contributions due. Appeal from action of administrator.

Section 31-271. - Examination to determine liability of employer, sufficiency of reports, amount of contributions due, or ability to pay; subpoena.

Section 31-272. - Protection of rights and benefits.

Section 31-273. - Overpayments; recovery and penalties. Timeliness of appeals. False or misleading declarations, statements or representations. Additional violations and penalties.

Section 31-274. - Saving clause. Conflict with federal law. Governmental districts and subdivisions defined.

Section 31-274a to 31-274f. - Nonprofit organizations.

Section 31-274g. - Cooperation with other states for enforcement of law.

Section 31-274h. - Publication of unemployment compensation information.

Section 31-274i. - Information to be provided re earned income credit program.

Section 31-274j. - Voluntary shared work unemployment compensation program.