2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 31 - Labor
Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation
Section 31-247. - Witness fees. Payment of expenses of proceedings.
Subject to the approval of the administrator or chairman of the board, witnesses before the administrator, the referee or the board appearing pursuant to the provisions of section 31-245 shall be allowed fees as provided by law in civil actions. Such fees and all expenses of the Employment Security Appeals Division in connection with proceedings involving disputed claims shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 7519; P.A. 74-339, S. 20, 36; P.A. 81-5, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 74-339 required approval of administrator or chairman of the board rather than of commissioner and specified witnesses who are allowed fees as those “before the administrator, the referee or the board appearing pursuant to the provisions of section 31-245”; P.A. 81-5 replaced “unemployment commission” with “employment security appeals division”.
See Sec. 31-259(c) re withdrawals from Employment Security Administration Fund for payment of expenses incurred under this chapter.
See Sec. 52-260 re witness fees.
Expenses of appeal denied where not claimed before administrator. 133 C. 310. Cited. 192 C. 581.
