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In Lopez Vargas v. The Academy of Magical Arts, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCAB reiterated that the 25-day deadline to file a petition for reconsideration, which can be extended by three days if the original decision was served by mail, is jurisdictional. The petition was filed on March 13, 2017, after the deadline of February 28, 2017, making it void. Therefore, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider the merits of the untimely petition.
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In Lopez Vargas v. The Academy of Magical Arts, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCAB reiterated that the 25-day deadline to file a petition for reconsideration, which can be extended by three days if the original decision was served by mail, is jurisdictional. The petition was filed on March 13, 2017, after the deadline of February 28, 2017, making it void. Therefore, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider the merits of the untimely petition.
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