What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as untimely.
Petition for Reconsideration of WCJ's Findings and Order dated November 10, 2020, filed January 19, 2021.
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 30 days after the WCJ's decision and is therefore untimely; the time limit is jurisdictional and cannot be extended.
From the decision · page 2In this case, the WCJ issued the Findings and Order on November 10, 2020. Based on the authority cited above, applicant had until Thursday, December 10, 2020 to seek reconsideration in a timely manner. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration filed on January 19, 2021 is untimely and must be dismissed.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ issued the Findings and Order on November 10, 2020, and the petition for reconsideration was filed on January 19, 2021, exceeding the 30-day filing period.