Employment Agreement Checker — Read Your Offer Like a Lawyer

Your employment agreement decides far more than your salary. Hidden inside the offer letter are clauses that shape what you can do after the job ends, who owns the side projects you build at home, and whether you can ever sue your employer in court. Employment Agreement Checker reads every paragraph of your offer and explains the clauses that matter most — in plain English, with specific negotiation language you can use.

The checker focuses on the four high-impact areas: restrictive covenants (non-compete, non-solicit, garden leave), forced arbitration with class-action waivers, IP assignment language that can swallow your personal projects, and termination provisions including severance and change-in-control vesting. Each finding is rated against industry-standard practice in your state and comes with a specific suggested edit.

Restrictive covenants get the closest read. The analyzer flags non-competes longer than 12 months, geographic scope broader than where you actually work, and definitions of 'competing business' that are too vague to defend. It also separates non-competes from non-solicits — the latter are often more enforceable even in employee-friendly states like California.

Arbitration clauses are scanned for the patterns that hurt employees most: class action waivers, employee-paid arbitration fees, and confidentiality language that prevents you from discussing the dispute. Recent federal law (the 2022 Speak Out Act) voids forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims — the checker confirms whether your contract acknowledges that carve-out.

Finally, the analyzer surfaces what's missing. Many offer letters omit severance, change-in-control acceleration, or a guaranteed bonus. These are not gifts — they're standard negotiation points for senior roles, and we list them so you can ask before you sign.