Case Studies

• LATE CLAIM. Apple stopped working due to mental health issues. She never applied for State Disability because she didn’t know she had coverage. When she was ready to apply, she had already missed the deadline. I helped Apple file a claim with good cause for late filing. She was approved and received all her past-due benefits.

• DENIED CLAIM. EDD denied Lee’s State Disability claim because it insisted that Lee should be on Unemployment Insurance (UI), not CA SDI. Lee did not want UI because he was in fact disabled, and UI paid less than CA SDI. I appealed for Lee and he was awarded CA SDI, the correct benefit.

• COMPLICATED CLAIM. Jose had a large gap between his Date Last Worked and Onset Date of Disability. He also worked on and off and switched jobs frequently due to his chronic backpain. Due to his unusual work history and chronic illness, he did not know what Onset Date of Disability to use on his CA SDI application. I helped him select the right Onset Date for his claim, which was approved.