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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration filed by Judith Chambers and Chambers Medical Collections, Inc. The petition sought to challenge a WCJ's order for Chambers to pay attorney's fees and costs. The WCAB found the petition untimely regardless of whether the WCAB's initial service of the order was defective. Because the petition was filed significantly after the statutory deadlines, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to consider its merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration filed by Judith Chambers and Chambers Medical Collections, Inc. The petition sought to challenge a WCJ's order for Chambers to pay attorney's fees and costs. The WCAB found the petition untimely regardless of whether the WCAB's initial service of the order was defective. Because the petition was filed significantly after the statutory deadlines, the WCAB lacked jurisdiction to consider its merits.
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