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This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the applicant, Hector Alvarez, in a workers' compensation matter. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition as untimely. The ALJ's decision was personally served on July 28, 2016, establishing a 20-day deadline for reconsideration. The petition was filed on August 19, 2016, which was two days past the jurisdictional deadline of August 17, 2016. As a result, the WCAB lacked authority to consider the petition's merits.
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This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the applicant, Hector Alvarez, in a workers' compensation matter. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition as untimely. The ALJ's decision was personally served on July 28, 2016, establishing a 20-day deadline for reconsideration. The petition was filed on August 19, 2016, which was two days past the jurisdictional deadline of August 17, 2016. As a result, the WCAB lacked authority to consider the petition's merits.
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