"Although it is true that [t]he purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Act is remedial, and its provisions are to be construed liberally as regards beneficiaries in order that it may accomplish its purpose"; Derench v. Administrator, 141 Conn. 321, 324, 106 A.2d 150 (1954); it is also true that "appeals with the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come ‘too late’ for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). Connecticut General Statutes § 31-249 provides in relevant part that "[a]t any time before the referee’s decision has become final within the periods of limitation prescribed in section 31-248, any party including the administrator, may appeal therefrom to the board."

"Although it is true that [t]he purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Act is remedial, and its provisions are to be construed liberally as regards beneficiaries in order that it may accomplish its purpose"; Derench v. Administrator, 141 Conn. 321, 324, 106 A.2d 150 (1954); it is also true that "appeals with the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come ‘too late’ for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). This appeal is governed by General Statutes § 31-241(a), which provides in relevant part that "[t]he decision of the administrator shall be final and benefits shall be paid or denied in accordance therewith unless the claimant ... within twenty-one calendar days after such notification was mailed to his last-known address, files an appeal from such decision and applies for a hearing, provided (1) any such appeal which is filed after such twenty-one-day period may be considered to be timely filed if the filing party shows good cause, as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 31-249h, for late filing ..." General Statutes § 31-241(a).

Id. at 58-60. Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131 (1986) (court upheld Board dismissal based on late appeals to Referee and Board); See alsoRay, 133 Conn.App. at 535 (trial court improperly remanded for consideration of good cause factors); Morgan v. Administrator, 2017 WL 5642411 (J.D. Hartford 2017) (court lacked jurisdiction due to plaintiff’s untimely appeal to the Referee without good cause) (attached). The Board of Review’s decision is not unreasonable, arbitrary, illegal, or an abuse of discretion.

Section 31-241 provides, in relevant part, that "[t]he decision of the administrator shall be final and benefits shall be paid or denied in accordance therewith unless the claimant or any of such employers, within twenty-one calendar days after such notification was provided to the claimant or any of such employers, files an appeal from such decision and applies for a hearing, provided (1) any such appeal which is filed after such twenty-one-day period may be considered to be timely filed if the filing party shows good cause, as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 31-249h, for the late filing ..." "[A]ppeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come ‘too late’ for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). In the present case, the plaintiff filed his appeal from the defendant’s decision on June 19, 2017, which was outside of the applicable twenty-one-day appeals period.

" [A]ppeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come 'too late' for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). The appeals referee's decision was issued on February 22, 2017.

" [A]ppeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come ‘ too late’ for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257, 258 (1986). Connecticut General Statutes § 31-241 provides in relevant part that the " decision of the administrator shall be final and benefits shall be paid or denied ... unless the claimant ... within twenty-one calendar days after such notification was mailed ... files an appeal from such decision and applies for a hearing ."

Judicial review of any decision shall be allowed only after an aggrieved party has exhausted his or her remedies before the board. General Statutes §§ 31-248(c) and 31-249a(c). Appeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion or they are to be dismissed. Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). "To the extent that an administrative appeal, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249b, concerns findings of fact, a court is limited to a review of the record certified and filed by the board of review."

On the other hand, it must be kept in mind that when reviewing and interpreting particular provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Act, the admonition of the court in Derench v. Administrator, 141 Conn. 321, 324 (1954), must be treated as a guide; there the court said: "The purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Act is remedial, and its provisions are to be construed liberally as regards beneficiaries in order that it may accomplish its purpose." The court in Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131 (1986), noted this language but went on to say "it is also true that appeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and if they are not, they come `too late' for review," Id., p. 133. 2.

"[A]ppeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion and, if they are not, they come `too late' for review." Gumbs v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 247 (1986). General Statutes §§ 31-241 through 31-249b provide the statutory authority by which decision concerning unemployment compensation may be appealed.

Judicial review of any decision shall be allowed only after an aggrieved party has exhausted his or her remedies before the board. General Statutes §§ 31-248(c) and 31-249a(c). Appeals within the unemployment compensation system must be taken in a timely fashion or they are to be dismissed. Gumbs v. Administrator, 9 Conn.App. 131, 133, 517 A.2d 257 (1986). "To the extent that an administrative appeal, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-249b, concerns findings of fact, a court is limited to a review of the record certified and filed by the board of review."