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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board vacated its prior order granting reconsideration and dismissed the employer's petition for reconsideration. The petition was untimely because it was filed electronically after 5:00 p.m. on the deadline. The Board held that electronic filings received after 5:00 p.m. are deemed filed on the next business day, rendering the petition outside the jurisdictional timeframe. Therefore, the Board lacked jurisdiction to consider the petition on its merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board vacated its prior order granting reconsideration and dismissed the employer's petition for reconsideration. The petition was untimely because it was filed electronically after 5:00 p.m. on the deadline. The Board held that electronic filings received after 5:00 p.m. are deemed filed on the next business day, rendering the petition outside the jurisdictional timeframe. Therefore, the Board lacked jurisdiction to consider the petition on its merits.
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