What is a document considered filed with the Worker's compensation Appeals Board?

• A. Date it is postmarked
• B. Date it is received
• C. Date of Express mail pick up
• D. Date of cover letter filling it

Answer: (B)

The date a document is filed with the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board is the date the Board actually receives it. This means the filing date is based on when the WCAB takes possession of the document, not when it was mailed, postmarked, or picked up by a courier. The rule ensures deadlines are measured by real delivery to the Board, not by the mailing date, which can vary. So if you mail a filing and it arrives later, that later arrival date is the filing date, and deadlines thereafter are counted from that receipt. If delivery is in person or by express service, the filing date is the date the WCAB records receipt. Keep copies or proof of receipt to document the exact date.