Tools
Checklists and letters
Nothing to download, no email required, nothing to buy. Copy what you need and send it.
Spot the issue in a contract
A fictional California separation agreement with eight quiet traps hidden in plain English. Practice finding them.
ChecklistThe first-week checklist
Everything to do in week one, as tick boxes. Print it or work through it on your phone.
Do this firstThe four-minute download
What to save before your access ends, and the clear line on what not to take.
LetterRecords request letter
A ready-to-send California request using Labor Code 432, 226 and 1198.5, with the deadlines they carry.
LetterAsk for a redline
The short email to send when a revised agreement arrives with no changes marked.
RedlinesRedline toolkit
Three substitute clauses in full: delete the non-compete, make non-disparagement mutual with the statutory notice, and add the agency carve-out.
GuideCheck your own document
How to tell whether two versions are really the same, using software you already have.
ToolCompare two versions
Put two PDFs in your browser and see whether they are the same file, and what was added. Nothing is uploaded.
HelpFree and low-cost help in California
Where to go, what it costs, and the deadlines that are easiest to miss.
Use these as a starting point
These letters are general templates for common California situations, not legal advice and not tailored to your case. Read them before sending, change anything that is not accurate for you, and keep a copy of what you send.
Planned tools
OWBPA Deadline Counter. A counter for the age-waiver clocks: the consideration period stated in your document, your signature date, the revocation period, and the expected effective date, side by side. It is being built deliberately conservatively. It will never silently assume business days versus calendar days. It will show the counting convention it is using, and it will display the date you received the agreement separately from the date it was sent. A date you do not know stays unknown. The counter will not fill gaps with guesses. Anything it flags will be labelled a reminder to check. It will never state that a deadline is met or that a waiver is valid or invalid.
Until it exists, the clocks are explained in the training moduleEvery clock that starts the day you are told.