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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has dismissed. The dismissal is based on the petition being untimely filed. California Labor Code section 5903 and related rules establish strict deadlines for filing such petitions, which are jurisdictional. As the petition was filed significantly after the statutory time limit for reconsideration had expired, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider it.
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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has dismissed. The dismissal is based on the petition being untimely filed. California Labor Code section 5903 and related rules establish strict deadlines for filing such petitions, which are jurisdictional. As the petition was filed significantly after the statutory time limit for reconsideration had expired, the WCAB lacked the authority to consider it.
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