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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration as untimely. The defendant failed to file their petition within the 25-day statutory period after the award was served by mail. The defendant's argument that they did not receive notice due to a prior address change was rejected because they failed to properly notify the WCAB of their new address as required by regulation. Therefore, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to consider the untimely petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration as untimely. The defendant failed to file their petition within the 25-day statutory period after the award was served by mail. The defendant's argument that they did not receive notice due to a prior address change was rejected because they failed to properly notify the WCAB of their new address as required by regulation. Therefore, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to consider the untimely petition.
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