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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-249c (2026)

Administrator a party to all appeal proceedings. Right of board to intervene as a party

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The administrator shall be deemed to be a party to any proceeding under this chapter before a referee, the board or any reviewing court. The board shall have the right to intervene as a party in any proceeding under this chapter before a reviewing court.

(P.A. 74-339, S. 27, 36; P.A. 91-227.)

History: P.A. 91-227 added provisions re right of the board to intervene as a party in proceedings before a reviewing court.

Cited. 192 C. 104; Id., 581.

Cited. 39 CA 441.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1984–2009 · leading case: Finkenstein v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 470 A.2d 1196 (Conn. 1984).
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Finkenstein v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 470 A.2d 1196 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 31-249c. The first stage of claims review lies with a referee who hears the claim de novo.”
JSF Promotions, Inc. v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 828 A.2d 609 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249c, the board intervened as of right as a defendant in the present case.”
Fullerton v. Adm'r, 911 A.2d 736 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “The referee’s function in conducting this hearing is to make inquiry in such manner, through oral testimony or written and printed records, as is best calculated to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties and carry out justly the provisions .”
Shah v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 968 A.2d 971 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “*172 In addition, we note that subsequent to the commencement of this appeal, the board filed a motion to intervene pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249c, which this court granted.”
Latina v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 733 A.2d 885 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 31-241. Upon the filing of a claim, the administrator or a representative (examiner) designated by him must examine the claim and on the basis of the facts found by him, determine whether the claim is valid.”
Chavez v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 664 A.2d 825 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 10× “We conclude that the board has the right to intervene in this appeal pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249c, and, therefore, we grant the board’s motion to intervene.”
Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act v. Moffett, 760 A.2d 1287 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “*581 The administrator is specifically authorized by General Statutes § 31-249b to appeal from the board’s final decision.”
Law Offices of Johnson v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act, 924 A.2d 859 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “Although the board may intervene in such proceedings pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249c, it did not do so in this case.”
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