What the panel ordered
Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration of the February 1, 2021 Findings is dismissed as untimely. Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration of the March 19, 2026 Decision is denied.
Defendant filed two Petitions for Reconsideration: one challenging the February 1, 2021 Findings of Fact as untimely, and one challenging the March 19, 2026 Opinion and Decision After Reconsideration. The Board dismissed the first as untimely and denied the second on the merits.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold March 19, 2026.
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 more than 25 days after service of the decision, beyond the statutory period, and is therefore untimely.
From the decision · page 8Here, the Findings were issued and served on February 1, 2021, and our Decision was issued and served on March 16, 2026. Defendant's Petitions were filed on April 7, 2026. Although the Petition as to our March 16, 2026 Decision is timely, the Petition as to the February 1, 2021 Findings was filed in excess of 25 days after the service of the decision, and beyond whatever extension of time, if any, defendant might have been entitled to under WCAB Rule 10600. We therefore dismiss as untimely defendant's Petition as to the February 1, 2021 Findings.