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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Gabriel Sanchez's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The applicant had 25 days from service of the WCJ's order to file the petition, with the deadline extended to Monday, March 26, 2018, due to a weekend. Since the petition was filed on March 27, 2018, it was deemed late. The WCAB lacks jurisdiction to consider petitions filed after this jurisdictional deadline.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Gabriel Sanchez's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The applicant had 25 days from service of the WCJ's order to file the petition, with the deadline extended to Monday, March 26, 2018, due to a weekend. Since the petition was filed on March 27, 2018, it was deemed late. The WCAB lacks jurisdiction to consider petitions filed after this jurisdictional deadline.
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