Timeline & Deadlines

Track every important date in your case—from initial injury to final decision. Never miss a filing deadline with automatic reminders and jurisdiction-aware calculations.

Video Tutorial

Learn how to add events to your timeline by watching our step-by-step video guide. For more tutorials, visit our YouTube channel.

Event Tracking

Log injuries, medical visits, hearings, and decisions chronologically

Deadline Alerts

Automatic reminders for upcoming deadlines and statute limits

12 Jurisdictions

Pre-configured deadlines for Canadian and US workers' comp boards

Opening the Timeline

Access your case timeline in three ways:

Keyboard: Press Ctrl+Shift+T
Command Palette: F1 → "Open Case Timeline"
Activity Bar: Click the calendar icon in the left sidebar

Adding Events

Watch the video tutorial for a visual walkthrough of adding timeline events.

Open the Timeline
Click "+ Add Event" in the toolbar
Fill in the event details
Click Save

Event Fields

Field	Required	Description
Date	✅	When the event occurred (YYYY-MM-DD)
End Date	—	For date ranges (e.g., hospitalization period)
Title	✅	Brief event name
Category	✅	Type of event (see below)
Description	—	Detailed notes about the event
Is Deadline	—	Mark as deadline for tracking and alerts
Reminder Days	—	When to remind (e.g., 7, 3, 1 days before)
Tags	—	Custom labels for filtering

Event Categories

Injury — Initial injury, accident reports

Medical — Doctor visits, treatments, IME

Hearing — Oral hearings, conferences

Decision — Board decisions, rulings

Deadline — Filing deadlines, due dates

Filing — Claim submissions, appeals

Correspondence — Letters, emails, calls

Custom — User-defined events

Deadline Tracking

Deadlines are the most critical events in your appeal. The Timeline has special features for tracking them.

Creating a Deadline

Add an event with a future date
Check the "Is Deadline" checkbox
Set Reminder Days (e.g., 7, 3, 1 for reminders at 7, 3, and 1 day before)
Save the event

Deadline Status Indicators

Upcoming — Deadline is due within 7 days

Overdue — Deadline has passed without being completed

Complete — Deadline marked as done

Automatic Deadline Generation

When you add a Decision event, the Timeline can automatically generate related appeal deadlines based on your jurisdiction's rules:

Example for BC WorkSafeBC:

→ Review Division Appeal — 90 days from decision
→ WCAT Appeal — 30 days from decision
→ Reconsideration Request — 75 days from decision

Jurisdictions

Select your jurisdiction to get accurate statute of limitations and automatic deadline calculations.

Setting Your Jurisdiction

Open the Timeline
Click the jurisdiction badge in the toolbar
Select your region from the dropdown

Supported Jurisdictions

🇨🇦 Canada

British Columbia WorkSafeBC (90 days)
Ontario WSIB (30 days)
Alberta WCB (60 days)
Quebec CNESST (30 days)
Manitoba WCB (30 days)
Saskatchewan WCB (60 days)
Nova Scotia WCB (30 days)

🇺🇸 United States

California DWC (365 days)
Texas DWC (365 days)
New York WCB (730 days)
Florida DWC (730 days)
Washington L&I (60 days)

Days shown are the default statute of limitations for each jurisdiction.

Linking Documents

Connect documents to timeline events for easy reference and complete case documentation.

Method 1: From File Explorer

Right-click a file in the Explorer sidebar
Select "Link to Timeline Event..."
Choose the event to link

Method 2: From Event Editor

Edit an event
Use the document picker to add files
Save the event

Tip: Linked documents appear as clickable chips on event cards. Click them to open the document directly.

Notifications

The Timeline sends automatic notifications to help you stay on top of your case.

Notification Types

Type	When Triggered
Deadline Upcoming	Deadline approaching (based on reminder days)
Deadline Overdue	Deadline passed without completion
Document Expiring	Medical report older than configured threshold
Document Missing	Event without linked documents
Statute Warning	Statute of limitations approaching

Notification Preferences

Configure default notification behavior:

Reminder Days: Default is 7, 3, 1 days before deadline
Document Expiration: Alert when medical docs are 6+ months old
Statute Warning: Alert 30 days before statute expires

Exporting to PDF

Generate a professional PDF timeline for filings, meetings, or records.

Open the Timeline
Click "Export PDF" in the toolbar
The PDF downloads automatically

PDF Contents

Case header (name, jurisdiction, injury date)
Chronological event list with categories
Deadline status indicators
Linked document references
Tags and notes

AI Timeline Management

The AI assistant can help manage your timeline. Try these prompts:

"Add the medical appointment from dr_smith_report.pdf to my timeline"

→ Extract dates from documents and add events

"What deadlines are coming up in the next 30 days?"

→ Query upcoming deadlines

"Mark the Review Division Appeal deadline as complete"

→ Update event status

"Link the injury report to the initial injury event"

→ Connect documents to events

Important: Always verify AI-added events. Double-check dates, especially for deadlines, before relying on them.

Timeline Storage

Timeline data is stored in .timeline.json at your workspace root. This file is created automatically when you first use the Timeline.

📁 Your Case Folder/
├── 📄 .timeline.json    ← Timeline data
├── 📄 .caseinfo         ← Case metadata (syncs with timeline)
├── 📁 Medical Records/
├── 📁 Evidence/
└── ...

Tips & Best Practices

Start with the injury — Add the initial injury event first—it's the foundation for all statute calculations.

Link documents early — Attach files to events as you add them. It's easier than going back later.

Set realistic reminders — For complex deadlines, use more lead time (e.g., 14, 7, 3, 1 days).

Mark deadlines complete — When you file something, mark the deadline done to stop reminder alerts.

Set jurisdiction early — Choose your jurisdiction before adding events for accurate deadline calculations.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open Timeline	`Ctrl+Shift+T`

Next Steps

Case Management AI Assistant