What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as untimely.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's decision served July 11, 2025; the Appeals Board reviewed the petition and record.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The petition was filed after 5:00 p.m. on the last permissible day, so it was deemed filed the next court day and thus untimely.
From the decision · page 2In this case, the WCJ's decision was served on July 11, 2025. Based on the authority cited above, petitioner had until Tuesday, August 5, 2025 to file a timely petition. EAMS reflects that defendant filed the Petition for Reconsideration on August 5, 2025 at "18:32" (i.e., 6:32 p.m.). Therefore, it was deemed untimely filed on August 6, 2025 and will be dismissed.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Petition for Reconsideration was filed via EAMS at 6:32 p.m. on August 5, 2025, after the 5:00 p.m. deadline.