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This case involved a petition for reconsideration filed with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board dismissed the petition because it was filed late, ten days after the statutory deadline. California law dictates that a petition for reconsideration must be received by the Board within 25 days of service, not just mailed. As the petition was filed after this jurisdictional deadline, the Board lacked the authority to consider it.
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This case involved a petition for reconsideration filed with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board dismissed the petition because it was filed late, ten days after the statutory deadline. California law dictates that a petition for reconsideration must be received by the Board within 25 days of service, not just mailed. As the petition was filed after this jurisdictional deadline, the Board lacked the authority to consider it.
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