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LUIS GONZALEZ vs. SALDANA CONSTRUCTION, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, TOM BELL CHEVROLET, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Nov 04, 2015
ADJ2694710 (RIV 0023272) ADJ684832 (RIV 0072252)

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Luis Gonzalez's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. California law requires such petitions to be filed within 25 days of the decision's service, not merely mailed. As this deadline is jurisdictional, the Board lacked the authority to consider the petition's merits. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and even if timely, it would have been denied based on the judge's report.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Luis Gonzalez's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. California law requires such petitions to be filed within 25 days of the decision's service, not merely mailed. As this deadline is jurisdictional, the Board lacked the authority to consider the petition's merits. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and even if timely, it would have been denied based on the judge's report.

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