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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's petitions for reconsideration and removal as untimely. The defendant filed both petitions 26 days after the Amended Findings, Award, and Order were served by mail, exceeding the 20-day statutory limit plus the additional five days for mail service. The Appeals Board also noted that even if the petitions were timely, they would have been denied on the merits based on the WCJ's report. The defendant's request to disqualify the Administrative Law Judge was also dismissed as untimely.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's petitions for reconsideration and removal as untimely. The defendant filed both petitions 26 days after the Amended Findings, Award, and Order were served by mail, exceeding the 20-day statutory limit plus the additional five days for mail service. The Appeals Board also noted that even if the petitions were timely, they would have been denied on the merits based on the WCJ's report. The defendant's request to disqualify the Administrative Law Judge was also dismissed as untimely.
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