Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 237g - Proceedings on Disputed Matters Pertaining to Unemployment Compensation Claims › Article I - General Provisions › Section 31-237g-1 - Definitions; interpretations

Current through July 10, 2024
(Statutory reference: 31-237a, 31-237f, 31-222c)
(a) As used in Secs. 31-237g-1 to
				31-237g-60 of
				these regulations inclusive, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Acting Chairman" means the person
				serving as Chairman in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of
				Review.
(2) "Address" means mailing
				address.
(3) "Administrator" means
				the Commissioner of the Connecticut Labor Department whose address is 200 Folly
				Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109, and his designated
				representatives.
(4) "Agent State"
				means any state in which an individual files a claim for unemployment
				compensation benefits against another state.
(5) "Aggrieved" means that the given party's
				interests with regard to the Unemployment Compensation laws are affected by the
				decision in question.
(6) "Amicus
				Curiae" means a person, organization or entity permitted to participate in a
				proceeding of potentially significant precedential value, for purposes of
				advocating the interests of a constituency which stands to be significantly
				affected by the decision issued in such proceeding or availing the Appeals
				Division of specialized knowledge or expertise on the subject involved in such
				proceeding.
(7) "Appeals Division"
				means the Employment Security Appeals Division of the Connecticut Labor
				Department consisting of the Board of Review, the Referees and all supporting
				staff employed in the Appeals Division for discharge of the Appeals Divisions'
				responsibilities set forth in these regulations and the Connecticut General
				Statutes.
(8) "Attorney" means an
				attorney-at-law admitted to the Connecticut Bar.
(9) "Authorized Agent" means any individual,
				organization or business that is, pursuant to Section
				31-237g-11(b)
				of these regulations, duly authorized by a party to represent such party in a
				proceeding before the Appeals Division, or that is required to register with
				the board pursuant to Sections
				31-272-1
				to
				31-272-18 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(10) "Board" means the Employment Security
				Board of Review.
(11) "Chairman"
				means the Chairman of the Employment Security Board of Review, whose address is
				38 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109.
(12) "Chief Referee" means the Chief Referee
				of the Referee Section.
(13)
				"Employment Security Division" means the Employment Security Division of the
				Connecticut Labor Department.
(14)
				"Employment Security Office" means the Public Employment Bureau or any other
				place designated by the administrator for the filing of unemployment
				compensation claims pursuant to Section
				31-240 of
				the General Statutes.
(15)
				"Interstate Appeal" means an appeal wherein a resident of a foreign state has
				filed a claim with the Connecticut Employment Security Division for
				unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Connecticut law.
(16) "Intrastate Appeal" means an appeal
				wherein a Connecticut resident has filed a claim with the Connecticut
				Employment Security Division for unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to
				Connecticut law.
(17) "Liable
				State" means any state against which an individual files, through another
				state, a claim for unemployment compensation benefits.
(18) "Party" means the following parties to
				an appeal:
(A) the claimant whose unemployment
				compensation claim is involved;
(B)
				an individual whose potential claim for unemployment compensation benefits is
				at issue and who is made a party by the appeals division;
(C) any employer (1) against whom charges may
				be made or tax liability assessed due to a decision by the Administrator or the
				Appeals Division and who has appealed that decision or who is made a party by
				the appeals division; or (2) from whom the claimant's separation is an issue in
				the appeal;
(D) the
				Administrator.
(19)
				"Referee" means an Employment Security Appeals Division Appeals Referee
				Trainee, Associate Appeals Referee, Principal Appeals Referee, or Chief Appeals
				Referee.
(20) "Referee Section"
				means the organizational unit consisting of the Referees and all supporting
				staff employed for the discharge of the responsibilities assigned Referees
				pursuant to these regulations and the Connecticut General Statutes.
(21) "Principal Referee" means a Principal
				Appeals Referee.
(22) "Staff
				Assistant" means the Staff Assistant to the Board as defined in Section
				31-237e(b)
				of the General Statutes.