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This case involves a defendant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) award for an applicant's industrial injury. The WCAB dismissed the defendant's petition because it was not filed within the statutory 20-day period, plus an additional five days for mailing, as the petition was received by the Board one day after the deadline. Mailing the petition within the deadline was insufficient; it had to be received by the WCAB by the due date to be considered timely filed.
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This case involves a defendant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) award for an applicant's industrial injury. The WCAB dismissed the defendant's petition because it was not filed within the statutory 20-day period, plus an additional five days for mailing, as the petition was received by the Board one day after the deadline. Mailing the petition within the deadline was insufficient; it had to be received by the WCAB by the due date to be considered timely filed.
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