Sec. 31-242. Referee's hearing of claim on appeal from examiner: Decision, notices, remand; disqualification of referee, challenge.
Sec. 31-242. Referee's hearing of claim on appeal from examiner: Decision,
notices, remand; disqualification of referee, challenge. Unless such appeal is withdrawn, a referee shall promptly hear the claim, de novo, and render a decision thereon.
Unless he has waived the notice or agreed to a shorter period of time, notice, by mail
or otherwise, of the time and place of such hearing shall be given each interested party
not less than five days prior to the date appointed therefor. The parties, including the
administrator, shall be notified of the referee's decision, which notification shall be
accompanied by a finding of the facts and the conclusions of law upon which the decision
is based. The referee may, for good cause, issue a decision which remands the case to
the administrator for such further proceedings as the referee may reasonably direct. Such
hearing shall be held by the referee designated by the chief referee. No referee shall
hear an appeal if he has any interest in the proceeding or in the business of any party to
the proceeding. A challenge to the interest of a referee may be made by any party to the
proceeding. The decision on said challenge shall be made by the chairman of the board,
after proceedings held in accordance with such rules of procedures as the board may
establish.
(1949 Rev., S. 7514; 1971, P.A. 835, S. 23; P.A. 74-339, S. 15, 36; P.A. 87-364, S. 2, 8.)
History: 1971 act deleted "congressional" with references to districts; P.A. 74-339 referred to referees rather than
commissioners, authorized waiver of notice or agreement to shorter time period by interested parties and added provisions
re challenges to interest of referees; P.A. 87-364 provided that the referee may remand the case to the administrator for
good cause.
Expenses of appeal denied where not claimed before administrator. 133 C. 310. Cited. 135 C. 696. Cited. 161 C. 362.
Cited re section's affect on the speed and fairness of the resolution of contested claims. 175 C. 269. Cited. 192 C. 581.
Cited. 200 C. 243.
Cited. 1 CA 591. Cited. 2 CA 1. Cited. 34 CA 620.
Only employers whose merit rating accounts were charged with compensable separations have right to appeal from
original award. 15 CS 62. Commissioner limited in his decision to the period covered by the decision of the examiner. 18
CS 11. Cited. 21 CS 19. Cited. 27 CS 217. Case remanded to commissioner for further proceedings where decision made
was not specific as to dates of claimant's ineligibility for benefits on grounds of his failure to make reasonable efforts to
find work. 28 CS 248. Cited. 37 CS 38. Cited. 44 CS 285.