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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petitioner's petition for reconsideration as untimely because it was filed more than twenty days after the applicant's attorney received the Order Approving Compromise and Release by fax. Although the petitioner's law firm claimed a policy against fax service, the Board found that actual receipt triggers the twenty-day filing deadline, regardless of service defects. The Board also clarified that even if fax service were considered, the deadline would still have passed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petitioner's petition for reconsideration as untimely because it was filed more than twenty days after the applicant's attorney received the Order Approving Compromise and Release by fax. Although the petitioner's law firm claimed a policy against fax service, the Board found that actual receipt triggers the twenty-day filing deadline, regardless of service defects. The Board also clarified that even if fax service were considered, the deadline would still have passed.
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