Work Comp in CA almost broke me...
California injured worker here.
I went through the workers’ comp system by myself, and I learned everything the hard way.
You can’t keep a whole claim in your head, it's too much.
The injury is one part. The rest becomes its own life.
Payments. Treatment. Documents. Calls. Authorizations. Emails. Delays. Denials. Appointments. Restrictions. What was said. What was missing. What still needed follow-up. No one will tell you.
And somehow you’re supposed to keep on top of all of that while you’re hurt, stressed, exhausted, and trying to hold your life together.
I had to build my own system just to survive my claim.
I tracked the dates. I saved the documents. I wrote down calls. I watched payments. I kept treatment notes. I built a timeline because after a while everything starts blending together.
After my case ended, I couldn’t stop thinking about everyone still inside the process. I felt guilty for barely making it out.
The workers trying to explain their claim from memory.
The workers with screenshots, PDFs, emails, letters, and notes scattered everywhere.
The workers who have an attorney but still do not feel like they have their own record.
The workers without an attorney who are just trying to understand what happened and what still needs attention.
That is why I built WorkAid.
WorkAid is a private claim command center for injured California workers.
It helps you keep your workers’ comp claim together in one place.
Payments. Treatment. Documents. Communications. Timeline.
It is not a law firm. It does not give legal advice. It does not give medical advice. It does not represent you. It does not contact anyone for you. It does not promise outcomes.
It is a tool for your own claim record.
I built it from the claimant side because that is where I came from.
WorkAid Core is live now for injured California workers managing an active or recent claim.
I built this because workers should not have to carry the whole system in their head.