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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Maria Soto's petition for reconsideration because it was filed late. The deadline to file was February 28, 2017, but the petition was not received until March 20, 2017. Untimely petitions are jurisdictional, meaning the Board lacks authority to consider them. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and it would have been denied on the merits even if timely.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Maria Soto's petition for reconsideration because it was filed late. The deadline to file was February 28, 2017, but the petition was not received until March 20, 2017. Untimely petitions are jurisdictional, meaning the Board lacks authority to consider them. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and it would have been denied on the merits even if timely.
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