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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Richwell Steel Company's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's decision was served by mail on August 21, 2017, giving the defendant until September 15, 2017, to file. The petition was filed on September 19, 2017, which is beyond the jurisdictional deadline. Failure to file within the allowed time, which is strictly construed, leaves the WCAB without authority to consider the petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Richwell Steel Company's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's decision was served by mail on August 21, 2017, giving the defendant until September 15, 2017, to file. The petition was filed on September 19, 2017, which is beyond the jurisdictional deadline. Failure to file within the allowed time, which is strictly construed, leaves the WCAB without authority to consider the petition.
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