JUDITH VOLKERTS vs. JON B. ARTZ, CIGA by its servicing facility, BROADSPIRE CLAIMS SERVICES for CALIFORNIA COMP. INSURANCE, in liquidation, SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The Findings and Award were personally served on the applicant on June 28, 2011. Labor Code section 5903 dictates a 20-day filing window for reconsideration petitions after service, a jurisdictional deadline. Since the petition was filed on August 17, 2011, it exceeded this statutory timeframe.