What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration dismissed as untimely and unverified.
Lien claimant filed a petition for reconsideration of the dismissal of its lien. The Appeals Board treated the correspondence as a petition for reconsideration and reviewed the 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 for reconsideration was filed after the 25-day deadline and was not verified as required by law. Notice of the verification defect was given, and the petitioner did not cure the defect or provide an explanation.
From the decision · page 2In this case, the WCJ issued the Order Dismissing Lien on March 17, 2021, serving petitioner by email, petitioner's designated preferred method of communication in the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). Based on the authority cited above, petitioner had until Monday, April 12, 2021 to seek reconsideration in a timely manner. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration filed on April 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.