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This case involves petitions for reconsideration that were dismissed by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) as untimely. The WCJ's decision was personally served, triggering a strict 20-day filing deadline for reconsideration petitions, without mail service extensions. The petitions, filed on April 7, 2017, were four days past the April 3, 2017 deadline, rendering them jurisdictionally invalid. Therefore, the WCAB had no authority to consider the merits of the untimely filed petitions.
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This case involves petitions for reconsideration that were dismissed by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) as untimely. The WCJ's decision was personally served, triggering a strict 20-day filing deadline for reconsideration petitions, without mail service extensions. The petitions, filed on April 7, 2017, were four days past the April 3, 2017 deadline, rendering them jurisdictionally invalid. Therefore, the WCAB had no authority to consider the merits of the untimely filed petitions.
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