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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration because it was untimely filed. California law generally allows 25 days for such petitions, with extensions for weekends or holidays, and crucially, requires the petition to be received by the WCAB within that period. In this case, the petition was filed three days after the deadline of February 12, 2018, rendering it jurisdictionally invalid. The WCAB therefore lacked the authority to consider the merits of the petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration because it was untimely filed. California law generally allows 25 days for such petitions, with extensions for weekends or holidays, and crucially, requires the petition to be received by the WCAB within that period. In this case, the petition was filed three days after the deadline of February 12, 2018, rendering it jurisdictionally invalid. The WCAB therefore lacked the authority to consider the merits of the petition.
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