What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied.
Petition for reconsideration filed and denied as untimely under amended Labor Code section 5909.
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 timely acted upon within 60 days of case transmission to the Appeals Board as required by amended Labor Code section 5909(a).
From the decision · page 2Under section 5909(a), the Appeals Board must act on a petition for reconsideration within 60 days of transmission of the case to the Appeals Board. Transmission is reflected in Events in the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). Specifically, in Case Events, under Event Description is the phrase "Sent to Recon" and under Additional Information is the phrase "The case is sent to the Recon board."
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The case was transmitted to the Appeals Board on November 27, 2024, and the petition was acted upon by January 27, 2025, within the 60-day period required by Labor Code section 5909.