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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case, Hernandez v. Taylor Fresh Foods, involves a petition for reconsideration that was dismissed as untimely. The Board found that the petition was filed over 25 days after the administrative law judge's decision, exceeding the jurisdictional deadline. Proof of mailing was insufficient; the petition needed to be received by the Board within the statutory period. Consequently, the Board lacked the authority to review the petition's merits.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case, Hernandez v. Taylor Fresh Foods, involves a petition for reconsideration that was dismissed as untimely. The Board found that the petition was filed over 25 days after the administrative law judge's decision, exceeding the jurisdictional deadline. Proof of mailing was insufficient; the petition needed to be received by the Board within the statutory period. Consequently, the Board lacked the authority to review the petition's merits.
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