Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 31 - Labor
1 - Establishment of Rules of Procedure for Hearings in Contested Cases to be Conducted by the Labor Commissioner
Section 31-1-7 - Proposal for decision
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) When, in a contested case, a majority of the members of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the matter or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party, shall not be rendered until a proposed final decision is served upon the parties and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs and oral arguments to the members of the agency who are to render the final decision.
(b) A proposed final decision made under this section shall be in writing and contain a statement of the reasons for the decision and a finding of facts and conclusion of law on each issue of fact or law necessary to the decision.
(c) Except when authorized by law to render a final decision for the agency, a hearing officer shall, after hearing a matter, make a proposed final decision.
(d) The parties and the agency, by written stipulation, may waive compliance with this section.