What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration dismissed as untimely.
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's February 16, 2024 Joint Findings of Fact & Award.
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 and was therefore untimely.
From the decision · page 2The Petition in this matter was filed on March 13, 2024. This was more than 25 days after the service of the WCJ's February 16, 2024, Joint Findings of Fact & Award which was served on all parties contained in the Official Address Record and beyond whatever extension of time, if any, the petitioner might have been entitled to under WCAB Rule 10600.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The petition for reconsideration was filed on March 13, 2024, more than 25 days after the service of the WCJ's February 16, 2024 decision.