Station 4850 — Print / PDF

Printable cheat sheets

Print these for the glove box, the hospital bag, or the attorney meeting. Use browser Print → Save as PDF if you want files.

Language map — WC vs Retirement

Industrial ≈ service-connected · Non-industrial ≈ nonservice-connected · Different decision makers.

Topic	Workers’ comp says	Retirement says

PD% is a workers’ comp money number. Disability retirement asks whether you are permanently incapacitated from your usual duties. Winning one system does not automatically win the other. Confirm everything with counsel.

One-page survival rules

Write the true mechanism the same day — not just what fits on a rushed DWC-1.
Every body part that hurts goes in writing early.
Keep copies of everything; assume files will go missing.
Log mileage and exposures continuously — you will not rebuild them later.
Prepare for every IME like a deposition.
Watch the 4850 → TD income cliff on a calendar.
Civil, WC, and LACERA are three tracks — three vocabularies.
Never sign a stip without knowing future medical open vs closed.
Guard the pension + PD floor for family; settlement cash is temporary.
Export backups. Tell one trusted person where the folder lives.