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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Eulojio Meraz's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's order was issued on November 29, 2018, making the deadline for reconsideration December 24, 2018. Meraz's petition was filed on January 14, 2019, which exceeded the jurisdictional deadline. Therefore, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider the petition's merits and had to dismiss it.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Eulojio Meraz's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's order was issued on November 29, 2018, making the deadline for reconsideration December 24, 2018. Meraz's petition was filed on January 14, 2019, which exceeded the jurisdictional deadline. Therefore, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider the petition's merits and had to dismiss it.
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