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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Pamela Ward's petition for reconsideration. This dismissal was not based on the merits of her petition, but rather on the procedural issue that a petition for reconsideration can only be filed after a final order. The WCAB's prior order granting reconsideration was found not to be a final order under Labor Code § 5900. Therefore, Ward's petition was procedurally defective and consequently dismissed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Pamela Ward's petition for reconsideration. This dismissal was not based on the merits of her petition, but rather on the procedural issue that a petition for reconsideration can only be filed after a final order. The WCAB's prior order granting reconsideration was found not to be a final order under Labor Code § 5900. Therefore, Ward's petition was procedurally defective and consequently dismissed.
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