Sec. 31-244a. Procedure on appeals; hearings; rules of evidence; record.
Sec. 31-244a. Procedure on appeals; hearings; rules of evidence; record. The
conduct of hearings and appeals, including notice thereof, shall be in accordance with
rules of procedure prescribed by the board in regulations adopted pursuant to section
31-237g. No formal pleadings shall be required, beyond such notices as the board provides for by its rules of procedure. The referees and the board shall not be bound by the
ordinary common law or statutory rules of evidence or procedure. They shall make
inquiry in such manner, through oral testimony and written and printed records, as is
best calculated to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties and carry out justly the
provisions of this chapter. A record shall be prepared of all testimony and proceedings
at any hearing before a referee and before the board but need not be transcribed unless
an appeal is taken from the referee's or board's decision, as the case may be.
(P.A. 74-339, S. 17, 36; P.A. 83-570, S. 13, 17.)
History: P.A. 83-570 added reference to procedural regulations.
Authorizes preparation of unemployment compensation hearing transcripts at the administrative appeal stage; there is
no statutory requirement that plaintiffs be provided with free transcripts of hearings before appeals referees. 192 C. 581.
Cited. 40 CS 208.