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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration filed by the defendants, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition as untimely. The WCAB clarified that a petition for reconsideration must be received by the Board within 25 days of service, not just mailed. As the petition was filed six days after the jurisdictional deadline, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider it.
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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration filed by the defendants, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition as untimely. The WCAB clarified that a petition for reconsideration must be received by the Board within 25 days of service, not just mailed. As the petition was filed six days after the jurisdictional deadline, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider it.
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