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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on December 10, 2019, which was beyond the 25-day deadline for reconsideration following the WCJ's November 14, 2019 decision. Filing a petition after the jurisdictional deadline deprives the WCAB of authority to consider it. Had the petition been timely, it would have been denied on the merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on December 10, 2019, which was beyond the 25-day deadline for reconsideration following the WCJ's November 14, 2019 decision. Filing a petition after the jurisdictional deadline deprives the WCAB of authority to consider it. Had the petition been timely, it would have been denied on the merits.
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