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When you're handed a severance offer, you have days — sometimes hours — to decide. Most people sign without knowing whether the number on the page is fair, whether the clauses are enforceable, or whether a lawyer could get them more. That information gap is what we fix.
CheckMySeverance reviews your severance package and employment contract using contract parsing, a jurisdiction engine covering all Canadian provinces and US states, and gap modeling benchmarked against 10,000+ real negotiated outcomes. You upload your documents, answer a few questions about your role and tenure, and receive an analysis:
We cover all Canadian provinces and US states. For Canadian employees, our analysis applies the Bardal factors used by courts to determine reasonable notice. For US employees, we review your employment agreement, state-specific protections, and company policy against what similarly situated employees have received.
In Canada, courts consistently find that employees are entitled to more than their initial offer — often significantly more. Research on Canadian employment litigation shows the majority of initial severance offers fall short of an employee's common law entitlement. Termination clauses are routinely found unenforceable, entitling employees to months of additional notice they didn't know to claim.
In the US, severance isn't legally required — but it's negotiable. Employees with employment agreements, non-compete clauses, or termination in breach of public policy often have leverage they never exercise. CheckMySeverance helps you find it before you sign.
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CheckMySeverance partners with Founders LLP, a boutique Bay Street corporate law firm with 75 years of combined legal experience and a track record spanning Rogers Communications, Cineplex, Brookfield Asset Management, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Their lawyers trained at Canada's top firms — Goodmans LLP, Dentons, McMillan LLP, Baker McKenzie, and Torys LLP.
This partnership ensures that CheckMySeverance users who need legal representation can access counsel with institutional-grade expertise — without the institutional billing rates.
CheckMySeverance uses a four-component methodology: Contract Parsing (your termination clause and offer letter are analyzed against known enforceability patterns under provincial and state employment standards), a Jurisdiction Engine (covering all Canadian provinces and US states), benchmarking against 10,000+ real cases and negotiated outcomes to identify your likely range, and Gap & Leverage Modeling to quantify the difference between your offer and your estimated entitlement. Our analysis is updated regularly as new court decisions are published.
For Canadian employees, we apply the Bardal factors — age, tenure, character of employment, and replaceability — to estimate a reasonable notice range consistent with how courts in your province have ruled on comparable cases. We also screen termination clauses against known enforceability failure patterns under provincial employment standards legislation.
CheckMySeverance is an analytical tool, not a law firm. Our reports are not legal advice and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. If your analysis indicates a significant gap between your offer and your entitlement, we recommend connecting with a qualified employment lawyer before signing anything.
Legal disclaimer: CheckMySeverance provides general information and preliminary analysis only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice, and use of this tool does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Employment law is jurisdiction-specific and fact-dependent — always consult a licensed employment lawyer before making decisions about your severance package.
Upload your package for a free analysis — contract parsing, jurisdiction-matched entitlement ranges, and gap modeling across all Canadian provinces and US states.