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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The original order denying the lien was served on July 1, 2009, and the petition for reconsideration was not filed until July 29, 2009, exceeding the jurisdictional 20-day filing window. California law strictly enforces this deadline, and the WCAB lacks the power to grant petitions filed after this period. Therefore, the petition was dismissed as a matter of law.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration because it was untimely filed. The original order denying the lien was served on July 1, 2009, and the petition for reconsideration was not filed until July 29, 2009, exceeding the jurisdictional 20-day filing window. California law strictly enforces this deadline, and the WCAB lacks the power to grant petitions filed after this period. Therefore, the petition was dismissed as a matter of law.
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