What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as untimely.
Petition for Reconsideration of WCJ's Findings of Fact dated September 16, 2021. Petition filed October 12, 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 after the statutory deadline, and the Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to consider untimely petitions.
From the decision · page 2In this case, the WCJ issued the Findings of Fact on September 16, 2021. Based on the authority cited above, applicant had until Monday, October 11, 2021 to file a timely Petition for Reconsideration. Although Columbus Day was observed on Monday, October 11, 2021, the Appeals Board was open for filing on that day. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration filed on October 12, 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 of Fact on September 16, 2021, and the applicant filed the Petition for Reconsideration on October 12, 2021, after the statutory deadline of October 11, 2021.