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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-301a (2026)

Decision of Compensation Review Board

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Any decision of the Compensation Review Board, in the absence of an appeal therefrom, shall become final after a period of twenty days has expired from the issuance of notice of the rendition of the judgment or decision.

(P.A. 79-540, S. 4; P.A. 91-339, S. 21, 55.)

History: P.A. 91-339 changed “compensation review division” to “compensation review board”.

Awards become final if and when parties fail to appeal within applicable statutory time period and are not “pending matters” subject to modification based on subsequent changes in law. 244 C. 1.

Cited. 28 CA 113.

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Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2021 · leading case: Hummel v. Marten Transports, Ltd., 923 A.2d 657 (Conn. 2007).
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Hummel v. Marten Transports, Ltd., 923 A.2d 657 (Conn. 2007). · cites it 18× “Finally, the parties assert that, although compensability was the sole issue addressed by the commissioner and the *665 board, the defendants must be permitted to take an immediate appeal from the decision of the board because, under General Statutes § 31-301a, [11] any such…”
Marone v. City of Waterbury, 707 A.2d 725 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 5× “General Statutes §§ 31-301a 11 and 31-301b 12 govern the finality of workers’ compensation awards, which become final when and if the parties fail to appeal within the statutory time period.”
Dechio v. Raymark Indus., Inc., 968 A.2d 450 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “2d 996 (2007), a workers' compensation case, though interpreting General Statutes §§ 31-301a and 31-301b, concisely sets out the usual context when such issues arise and the method utilized in resolving those issues and is instructive for our purposes.”
Stec v. Raymark Indus., Inc., 10 A.3d 1 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 3× “Other provisions of the act reiterate that agency decisions become final if no appeal is taken within twenty days, but they do not address whether the twenty day limitation in § 31-301 (a) is jurisdictional.”
DeJesus v. R.P.M. Enter., Inc., 204 Conn. App. 665 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 3× “’’ He also relies on General Statutes § 31-301b, which provides in relevant part: ‘‘Any party aggrieved by the decision of the .”
Imbrogno v. Stamford Hosp., 612 A.2d 82 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 2× “Because the issue of the plaintiffs entitlement to temporary total disability benefits was finally and fully resolved in the prior proceedings in 1988, further contest of the issue was precluded in the subsequent proceedings in 1989 and 1990 that are the subject of this appeal.”
Czujak v. City of Bridgeport, 740 A.2d 914 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× ““General Statutes §§ 31-301a 6 and 31-301b 7 govern the finality of workers’ compensation awards, which become final when and if the parties fail to appeal within the statutory time period.”
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