To improve accuracy and avoid possible duplicate protests each quarter, Public Act No. 25-117 modified section 31-225a(h)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes and changed the protest period from sixty (60) days to forty (40) days for the Quarterly Statement of Experience Charges, effective October 1, 2025. This will affect the Quarterly Statement of Experience Charges for the Quarter Ending 09/30/2025, which will be sent in late October 2025.
If you are a Third-Party Agent (TPA) or a Federal/State Employment Taxes (FSET) vendor, please share this important communication with your client(s).
Here is the statute with the new language:
- 31-225a(h)(3) - The statement of charges provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection shall constitute notice to the employer that it has been determined that the benefits reported in such statement were properly payable under this chapter to the claimants for the weeks and in the amounts shown in such statements. If the employer contends that benefits have been improperly charged due to fraud or error, a written protest setting forth reasons therefor shall be filed with the administrator not later than forty days of the date the quarterly statement was provided. An eligibility issue shall not be reopened on the basis of such quarterly statement if notification of such eligibility issue had previously been given to the employer under the provisions of section 31-241, and he or she failed to file a timely appeal therefrom or had the issue finally resolved against him or her.
For questions, please email the Merit Rating Unit at dol.meritrating@ct.gov.