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This case involves the defendant school district's Petition for Reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding the applicant 58% permanent disability. The defendant argued the award was speculative and non-compliant with statutory schedules. However, the WCAB dismissed the petition as untimely. The electronic filing timestamp indicated the petition was submitted after 5:00 p.m. on the final day for filing, and thus, it was deemed filed on the next business day, rendering it jurisdictionally late.
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This case involves the defendant school district's Petition for Reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding the applicant 58% permanent disability. The defendant argued the award was speculative and non-compliant with statutory schedules. However, the WCAB dismissed the petition as untimely. The electronic filing timestamp indicated the petition was submitted after 5:00 p.m. on the final day for filing, and thus, it was deemed filed on the next business day, rendering it jurisdictionally late.
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