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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Juan Luna's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCAB treated Luna's handwritten filing as a petition for reconsideration of a May 28, 2019 decision. Under California law, a petition for reconsideration must be filed within 25 days of service by mail, with extensions for weekends and holidays. Luna's petition, filed on July 3, 2019, exceeded the June 24, 2019 deadline, making it jurisdictionally deficient.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Juan Luna's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCAB treated Luna's handwritten filing as a petition for reconsideration of a May 28, 2019 decision. Under California law, a petition for reconsideration must be filed within 25 days of service by mail, with extensions for weekends and holidays. Luna's petition, filed on July 3, 2019, exceeded the June 24, 2019 deadline, making it jurisdictionally deficient.
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