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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration as untimely because it was filed three days after the statutory deadline. The Board clarified that the time limit for filing a petition for reconsideration is jurisdictional and cannot be extended by citing clerical error or Code of Civil Procedure section 473. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and the Board noted it would have been denied on the merits even if timely.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration as untimely because it was filed three days after the statutory deadline. The Board clarified that the time limit for filing a petition for reconsideration is jurisdictional and cannot be extended by citing clerical error or Code of Civil Procedure section 473. Therefore, the petition was dismissed, and the Board noted it would have been denied on the merits even if timely.
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