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This case involves a defendant's Petition for Removal which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed as untimely. The WCAB clarified that a Petition for Reconsideration, not Removal, is the correct procedural vehicle to challenge substantive findings by a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). Even if treated as a Petition for Reconsideration, the filing was still deemed late. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the defendant's petition for failing to meet timeliness requirements.
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This case involves a defendant's Petition for Removal which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed as untimely. The WCAB clarified that a Petition for Reconsideration, not Removal, is the correct procedural vehicle to challenge substantive findings by a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). Even if treated as a Petition for Reconsideration, the filing was still deemed late. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the defendant's petition for failing to meet timeliness requirements.
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