Connecticut Shortens Time for Employers to Protest UI Benefits

Connecticut is shortening the time that employers may protest unemployment benefits charges to 40 days from 60 days, under a bill effective Oct. 1.

The Connecticut Department of Labor sends employers a Statement of Benefit Charges each quarter that shows the amount of unemployment benefits charged to their account. Benefits charges largely determine an employer’s unemployment insurance tax rate.

SB 1312 lowers the time for employers to protest any of the benefit charges to 40 days from the date the statement is received, down from the current 60-day window. A committee report on the bill notes that the change was ...