Digest of COSHAB's Denial of Petition for Reconsideration dated July 31, 1979. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Mark K. Bowers and Charles Manfred, Members.
Appeal, Absence of Witness Not good Cause for Untimely Filing. Employer was cited April 19, 1979. A Notice of Contest was filed May 24, 1979, but was unaccompanied by a statement of good cause for late filing. Further communication followed and on June 11, 1979, the Board denied Employer's request for additional time to file an appeal.
The issue presented was whether the Employer had presented good cause to allow the appeal to be filed late. On reconsideration, the Board decided the issue in the negat
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