Connecticut Law About Unemployment

Connecticut Law About Unemployment
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Research Guides

Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut Department of Labor

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Explanation of Connecticut and Other States' Unemployment Compensation Eligibility Requirements, Chargeability Rules, and Employer Rights to Contest Claims 2000-R-0520
Various Unemployment Compensation Questions 2000-R-0091
Unemployment Compensation Issues 2002-R-0282
Unemployment Compensation and the "Trial Period" Policy 2003-R-0861
Employer Liability of Unemployment Compensation for Short-Term Employees 2008-R-0604

Pamphlets from the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut:

Useful Websites

211 Infoline

Where to Turn In Connecticut When You Become Unemployed (PDF)

Library Materials

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Connecticut Labor & Employment Law (3rd ed.) by Jay S. Seigel, et al.
- Chapter 3 - Unemployment Compensation.
Labor and Employment in Connecticut: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practice (2nd ed.) by Jeffrey L. Hirsch.
- Sec. 16-5 - Unemployment Compensation

Selected Statutes:

Title 31 (Most of Chapter 567 is relevant. Selected sections linked below)

Sec. 31-227. Payment of benefits. Disqualifying services. Offsets and deductions: Pensions, child support obligations and state, federal and local income taxes.
Sec. 31-231a. Total unemployment benefit rate
Sec. 31-235. Benefit eligibility conditions; qualifications; involuntary retirees. Reemployment services. Profiling system.
Sec. 31-244a. Procedure on appeals; hearings; rules of evidence; record.

Click on the link below to search the full-text of the statutes: http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_pub_statutes.html

CT Department of Labor Regulations

Unemployment Substantive Regulations

Selected Regulations:

Sec. 31-222-13. Benefit claim procedure
Sec. 31-235-2. Benefit eligibility conditions
Sec. 31-235-6. Availability -- general

CT Employment Security Appeals Division

Unemployment Insurance Appeals

Filing An Unemployment Appeal

Appeals Division Claimant FAQs

Appeals Division Employer FAQs

Connecticut Appeals Decision Library (ADLIB)

Connecticut Law by Subject