Stivers, Cierra

While applicant Cierra Stivers's petition for reconsideration was pending, the parties reached a proposed settlement. The WCJ had issued Findings and Order on February 7, 2023, and applicant filed a timely petition on February 23, 2023, but the Appeals Board failed to act within the 60-day statutory period due to procedural irregularities. Relying on Shipley, the Board found its time to act was tolled and that the burden of the system's inadequacies should not fall on the parties. Because a District Office cannot act on a case pending reconsideration, the Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's February 7, 2023 decision, and returned the matter to the trial level so the WCJ could review the proposed settlement. This was not a final decision on the merits.