Key legal question
Whether a reconsideration request can preserve the appeal deadline as a provisional appeal filing.
Extracted holding
A timely copy of the reconsideration request addressed to the appeal authority may be treated as a provisional notice of appeal and preserves the deadline.
Extracted reasoning
A reconsideration request does not restore an expired deadline against the original decision. However, under established cantonal administrative practice, a copy timely delivered to the appeal authority may be accepted as a protective appeal filing, especially when expressly labeled as a provisional appeal notice. By analogy, filing within time with an incompetent cantonal authority can still satisfy the deadline.