Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-248a: Transfer of case from referee to Employment Security Board of Review.

At any time before the referee's decision has become final within the periods of time prescribed in section 31-248 or at any time during the pendency of a proceeding before a referee, the board may transfer any case to itself for hearing and decision either on its own motion or at the request of any party to the proceeding, including the administrator.