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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Angel Martinez's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on October 25, 2012, significantly after Martinez admits having notice of the WCJ's March 8, 2012, Findings and Award on July 5, 2012. California law requires petitions for reconsideration to be filed within twenty days of notice, with limited extensions for mailing. This jurisdictional deadline was not met, thus precluding the Board from granting the petition.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Angel Martinez's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on October 25, 2012, significantly after Martinez admits having notice of the WCJ's March 8, 2012, Findings and Award on July 5, 2012. California law requires petitions for reconsideration to be filed within twenty days of notice, with limited extensions for mailing. This jurisdictional deadline was not met, thus precluding the Board from granting the petition.
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