At any time before the referee's decision has become final within the periods of limitation prescribed in section 31-248, any party including the administrator, may appeal therefrom to the board. Such appeal shall be filed in a manner prescribed by the appeals division and may be heard in any local office of the Employment Security Division or, in the case of an interstate claim, in the office in which the claim was filed, or in the office of the appeals referee or the board of review. Such appeal to the board may be heard on the record of the hearing before the referee or the board may hear additional evidence or testimony, provided the board shall determine what evidence shall be heard in the appeal established in accordance with the standards and criteria in regulations adopted pursuant to section 31-237g. The board may remand the case to a referee for such further proceedings as it may direct. Upon the final determination of the appeal by the board, it shall issue its decision, affirming, modifying or reversing the decision of the referee. The board shall state in each decision whether or not it was based on the record of the hearing before the referees, the reasons for the decision and the citations of any precedents used to support it. In any case in which the board modifies the referee's findings of fact or conclusions of law, the board's decision shall include its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

See Sec. 31-301 re appeals to Compensation Review Board under provisions of Workers' Compensation Act.

(1949 Rev., S. 7521; 1951, S. 3078d; 1971, P.A. 835, S. 26; P.A. 74-339, S. 22, 36; P.A. 77-426, S. 12, 19; P.A. 83-570, S. 14, 17; P.A. 16-169, S. 11.)

History: 1971 act substituted “judicial proceeding” for “action”, replaced section 397 with section 438 of practice book, deleted “of errors” with reference to “supreme court”, specified appeals to superior court need not require bond, authorized court to order that appeal shall not stay decision pending final adjudication, included disposition of appeal by remand and added provisions re procedure in remanded cases and gave judges unquestioned right to make rules regarding appeals from decisions of unemployment commissioners where previously they had the same right “as they have in workmen's compensation appeals”; P.A. 74-339 replaced references to commissioners with references to referees and replaced previous provisions re appeals to superior court with new provisions re appeals to the board; P.A. 77-426 added provision re sites at which appeals shall be filed and heard; P.A. 83-570 added reference to procedural regulations and required board to include statement of basis and reasons for decision and citation of precedents in its decisions; P.A. 16-169 added “in a manner prescribed by the appeals division” re filing appeal and made technical changes.