(a) A decision of the Employment Security Board of Review may be appealed, within the time limited by statute, to the Superior Court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial district wherein the appellant resides. The appeal shall be in the form of a petition which shall state the grounds on which a review is sought. The appellant shall file the original and five copies of the petition in the Office of the Employment Security Board of Review. The chair of the board shall, within the third business day after such filing, cause the original petition or petitions to be mailed to the clerk of the Superior Court and, copy or copies thereof to be mailed to the administrator and to each other party to the proceeding in which the appeal was taken. The clerk shall docket the appeal as returned to the next return day after the receipt of the petition or petitions. No appeal bond shall be required.
Section 22-1.Appeal
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceA decision of the Employment Security Board of Review can be appealed by petition to the Superior Court in Hartford or where the appellant resides, filed with the board, which forwards it and the record to the court clerk without any appeal bond.
Full Text of Section 22-1
(b) At the time the petition is mailed to the clerk, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the chair of the board shall cause to be mailed to the clerk a certified copy of the record, which shall consist of the notice of appeal to the referee and the board, the notices of hearing before them, the referee’s findings of fact and decision, the findings and decision of the board, all documents admitted into evidence before the referee and the board or both, and all other evidentiary material accepted by them.
(c) The judicial authority may, on request of a party to the action or on its own motion, order the board to prepare and verify to the court a transcript of the hearing before the referee in cases in which the board’s decision was rendered on the record of such hearing, or a transcript of the hearing before the board in cases in which the board’s decision was rendered on the record of its own evidentiary hearing. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 511A.)
Amendment History
(Amended June 29, 1998, to take effect Sept. 1, 1998; amended June 25, 2001, to take effect Jan. 1, 2002.) Sec. To Correct
Plain-English Summary
Section 22-1 sets out how to appeal a decision of the Employment Security Board of Review. The appeal takes the form of a petition stating the grounds for review, filed within the statutory time limit in the Office of the Employment Security Board of Review — the original plus five copies. The court hearing the appeal is the Superior Court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district where the appellant resides. No appeal bond is required.
Once the petition is filed, the board chair has three business days to mail the original to the clerk of the Superior Court and copies to the administrator and other parties. The clerk dockets the appeal as returned to the next return day after receiving the petition. The chair also mails the clerk a certified copy of the record — the notices of appeal and hearing, the referee’s and board’s findings and decisions, and the evidentiary material accepted below. The judicial authority may additionally order the board to prepare and verify a transcript of the hearing on which the board’s decision rested.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you appeal an Employment Security Board of Review decision in Connecticut?
To the Superior Court for the judicial district of Hartford, or for the judicial district where the appellant resides.
Where do you file the appeal petition?
The original and five copies go to the Office of the Employment Security Board of Review, not directly to the court.
Is an appeal bond required?
No. Section 22-1(a) states no appeal bond shall be required.
How does the record get to the Superior Court?
The board chair mails the original petition to the clerk within three business days of filing, and mails a certified copy of the record — including findings, decisions, and evidentiary material — to the clerk as soon as practicable.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 22-1). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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