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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a prior workers' compensation award. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the petition to address an issue with the timing of a rescinding order. Although the WCJ's rescinding order was served slightly outside the permissible 15-day window, the WCAB found it was a clerical error and affirmed the rescinding order. The WCAB specifically avoided ruling on the merits of the defendant's original petition for reconsideration.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a prior workers' compensation award. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the petition to address an issue with the timing of a rescinding order. Although the WCJ's rescinding order was served slightly outside the permissible 15-day window, the WCAB found it was a clerical error and affirmed the rescinding order. The WCAB specifically avoided ruling on the merits of the defendant's original petition for reconsideration.
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