What the panel ordered
Applicant's Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as untimely; the Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to consider it.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's Joint Order Dismissing Cases issued on August 11, 2020. The Appeals Board reviewed the petition, defendant's answer, and the WCJ's report.
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 for Reconsideration was filed more than 25 days after service of the WCJ's decision, beyond any extension allowed, making it untimely and depriving the Appeals Board of jurisdiction.
From the decision · page 2the service of the WCJ's August 11, 2020 decision and beyond whatever extension of time, if any, applicant might have been entitled to under WCAB Rule 10600. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration filed on April 7, 2021 is untimely and must be dismissed. As stated above, because the time limit is jurisdictional and because applicant's Petition for Reconsideration was untimely, we do not have the jurisdiction to address the issues raised on reconsideration.