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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant employer's petition for reconsideration. The petition was filed 42 days after the Order Approving Compromise & Release was served, exceeding the 20-day jurisdictional deadline. The Board adopted the WCJ's recommendation that the petition is untimely and thus must be dismissed. The employer may file a Declaration of Readiness to address their concerns through a conference.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant employer's petition for reconsideration. The petition was filed 42 days after the Order Approving Compromise & Release was served, exceeding the 20-day jurisdictional deadline. The Board adopted the WCJ's recommendation that the petition is untimely and thus must be dismissed. The employer may file a Declaration of Readiness to address their concerns through a conference.
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