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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involved a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration after their lien was dismissed for failure to appear at a noticed conference. The Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's report which found the lien claimant failed to establish good cause. The Board noted the claimant's excuse of "clerical error" due to a contracted employee's failure to receive an email had occurred previously. Given the repeated instances, the Board concluded the lien claimant had not corrected internal procedures to prevent future no-shows.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involved a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration after their lien was dismissed for failure to appear at a noticed conference. The Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's report which found the lien claimant failed to establish good cause. The Board noted the claimant's excuse of "clerical error" due to a contracted employee's failure to receive an email had occurred previously. Given the repeated instances, the Board concluded the lien claimant had not corrected internal procedures to prevent future no-shows.
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