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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Marina Cribas's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's decision was served by mail on December 5, 2011, but Cribas did not file her petition until January 11, 2012, exceeding the 25-day deadline. As the time limit for filing a petition for reconsideration is jurisdictional, the WCAB lacked authority to consider the merits of the petition. Even if timely, the WCAB would have denied the petition based on the WCJ's reasoning.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Marina Cribas's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The WCJ's decision was served by mail on December 5, 2011, but Cribas did not file her petition until January 11, 2012, exceeding the 25-day deadline. As the time limit for filing a petition for reconsideration is jurisdictional, the WCAB lacked authority to consider the merits of the petition. Even if timely, the WCAB would have denied the petition based on the WCJ's reasoning.
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