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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Sanae Dillard's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on December 22, 2015, which exceeded the jurisdictional 25-day filing period after the WCJ's November 20, 2015 decision. The WCAB clarified that filing requires actual receipt by the board, not just mailing. Therefore, the board lacked authority to consider the petition's merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Sanae Dillard's petition for reconsideration as untimely. The petition was filed on December 22, 2015, which exceeded the jurisdictional 25-day filing period after the WCJ's November 20, 2015 decision. The WCAB clarified that filing requires actual receipt by the board, not just mailing. Therefore, the board lacked authority to consider the petition's merits.
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