# Employment For employees in Ontario who were let go or are owed money. The software works out your minimum under the Employment Standards Act and the common-law range, and prepares a demand letter you send yourself. If you would rather I negotiate, I can take it on. ## What the software does ### Demand letter A demand letter from an Ontario employee to their former employer, with the ESA sections and the common-law claim, as DOCX and PDF. The person signs and sends it. - Needs facts that identify a person, so it runs by POST, MCP or the page: https://mithril.law/employment/demand-letter - The tool as markdown: https://mithril.law/employment/demand-letter.md - Price: CAD 149 plus HST. - What you need: As you want it signed.; Street, city, province and postal code. Use a new line or a comma between parts.; The company’s legal name, as on your pay stubs or contract.; Where to send the letter: street, city, province and postal code.; let_go_without_cause: the employer ended your job and did not say you did anything wrong. constructive_dismissal: the employer made a big change to your job (pay, duties, hours, place) or treated you so badly that you quit because of it. laid_off: the employer laid you off. fired_for_cause: the employer says you were fired for something you did. other: anything else, such as resigning or retiring.; The last day you were employed. If you were laid off, the first day of the layoff.; Your age on the last day of your job.; staff: you did not supervise anyone. supervisor: you supervised a team or a shift. manager: you managed people or a department. executive: you were a senior leader, such as a vice-president or officer.; How you were paid before your job ended.; yes, no, or unsure. Count the wages of all its employees, in Ontario and elsewhere. For example, 50 people earning CAD 50,000 each is a payroll of CAD 2.5 million. Severance pay depends on this.; Health, dental, life or disability insurance, or a pension or RRSP plan the employer paid into.; yes if you signed a contract or offer letter with a clause about ending the job (often called termination), no if not, unsure if you don’t know.. - Preview: a lawyer has not yet verified every rule behind this. - Through the API: `employment.demand_letter` (MCP tool `employment_demand_letter`). ### Deadlines after a job ends The last day to sue for wrongful dismissal and the last day to file an ESA complaint in Ontario, with the choice between them. - Get an answer with one URL (worked example): https://mithril.law/employment/limitation-dates.md?endDate=2026-09-01&toldDate=2026-08-15 - The tool as markdown: https://mithril.law/employment/limitation-dates.md - Price: Free. - What you need: The last day you were employed. If you were laid off, the first day of the layoff.. - Preview: a lawyer has not yet verified every rule behind this. - Through the API: `employment.limitation_dates` (MCP tool `employment_limitation_dates`). ### Severance check What an Ontario employee is owed when a job ends: the ESA minimum, an estimate of the common-law range, the employer’s offer against both, and the deadlines. - Get an answer with one URL (worked example): https://mithril.law/employment/severance-check.md?endedHow=let_go_without_cause&endDate=2026-09-01&yearsOfService=10&monthsOfService=11&age=45&role=staff&pay.kind=salary&pay.annualSalary=104000&payroll=yes&hasBenefits=true&terminationClause=no&workingNoticeWeeks=0&massTermination=no&businessClosure=no - The tool as markdown: https://mithril.law/employment/severance-check.md - Price: Free. - What you need: let_go_without_cause: the employer ended your job and did not say you did anything wrong. constructive_dismissal: the employer made a big change to your job (pay, duties, hours, place) or treated you so badly that you quit because of it. laid_off: the employer laid you off. fired_for_cause: the employer says you were fired for something you did. other: anything else, such as resigning or retiring.; The last day you were employed. If you were laid off, the first day of the layoff.; Your age on the last day of your job.; staff: you did not supervise anyone. supervisor: you supervised a team or a shift. manager: you managed people or a department. executive: you were a senior leader, such as a vice-president or officer.; How you were paid before your job ended.; yes, no, or unsure. Count the wages of all its employees, in Ontario and elsewhere. For example, 50 people earning CAD 50,000 each is a payroll of CAD 2.5 million. Severance pay depends on this.; Health, dental, life or disability insurance, or a pension or RRSP plan the employer paid into.; yes if you signed a contract or offer letter with a clause about ending the job (often called termination), no if not, unsure if you don’t know.. - Preview: a lawyer has not yet verified every rule behind this. - Through the API: `employment.severance_check` (MCP tool `employment_severance_check`). ### Termination clause check Checks the wording of an Ontario employment contract’s termination clause for defects the Court of Appeal has recognized. - Get an answer with one URL (worked example): https://mithril.law/employment/termination-clause-check.md?clauseText=The%20Company%20is%20entitled%20to%20terminate%20your%20employment%20at%20any%20time%20without%20cause%20by%20providing%20you%20with%202%20weeks'%20notice%20of%20termination%20or%20pay%20in%20lieu%20thereof%20for%20each%20completed%20or%20partial%20year%20of%20employment%20with%20the%20Company.%20If%20the%20Company%20terminates%20your%20employment%20without%20cause%2C%20the%20Company%20shall%20not%20be%20obliged%20to%20make%20any%20payments%20to%20you%20other%20than%20those%20provided%20for%20in%20this%20paragraph.%20The%20payments%20and%20notice%20provided%20for%20in%20this%20paragraph%20are%20inclusive%20of%20your%20entitlements%20to%20notice%2C%20pay%20in%20lieu%20of%20notice%20and%20severance%20pay%20pursuant%20to%20the%20Employment%20Standards%20Act%2C%202000.&signedWhen=after_start_terms_agreed_before&gotSomethingNewForSigning=unsure&hadCommissionsOrBonus=no&payroll=yes - The tool as markdown: https://mithril.law/employment/termination-clause-check.md - Price: Free. - What you need: Paste the part of your contract about ending the job, word for word. Include any part about probation.; before_start: before your first day. after_start_terms_agreed_before: after you started, but it only wrote down terms you had already agreed to. after_start_new_terms: after you started, and it added new terms. unsure: you don’t know.; yes if part of your pay was commissions, or a bonus you earned by a set formula rather than at the employer’s choice.. - Preview: a lawyer has not yet verified every rule behind this. - Through the API: `employment.termination_clause_check` (MCP tool `employment_termination_clause_check`). ## Software prices - Severance check: Free. Your minimum under the Employment Standards Act and the common-law range, against the employer’s offer. - Demand letter package: CAD 149 plus HST. A demand letter to your former employer, prepared from your facts, with the sections it relies on. Every answer says whether the job is done, whether you need to act yourself (sign, serve or file), or whether it needs a lawyer. ## Or have Mithril Law do it When your matter needs a lawyer, the software stops and hands it to me. I check for conflicts first, then you and I meet. I act for you only once you sign an engagement. - Negotiation and litigation: CAD 499 + 20% of what is recovered, plus HST and disbursements. I negotiate and, if needed, sue. CAD 499 plus 20% of what is recovered, on the Law Society’s standard contingency fee agreement form. [Book a consultation](https://mithril.law/book.md) ## Do this through the API - `employment.demand_letter`: Demand letter. REST `POST https://mithril.law/api/v1/operations/employment.demand_letter/runs`; MCP tool `employment_demand_letter`. - `employment.limitation_dates`: Deadlines after a job ends. REST `POST https://mithril.law/api/v1/operations/employment.limitation_dates/runs`; MCP tool `employment_limitation_dates`. - `employment.severance_check`: Severance check. REST `POST https://mithril.law/api/v1/operations/employment.severance_check/runs`; MCP tool `employment_severance_check`. - `employment.termination_clause_check`: Termination clause check. REST `POST https://mithril.law/api/v1/operations/employment.termination_clause_check/runs`; MCP tool `employment_termination_clause_check`. - `handoff_create` (REST `POST /api/v1/handoffs`): hand the matter to me with the person’s consent. - `slots_list` (REST `GET /api/v1/slots`) and `booking_hold` (REST `POST /api/v1/bookings`): offer and hold a time. - MCP server: https://mithril.law/mcp (Streamable HTTP, protocol 2026-07-28; 2025-era clients also work). - REST: https://mithril.law/api/v1 ([OpenAPI](https://mithril.law/openapi.json)). - For agents: [llms.txt](https://mithril.law/llms.txt) and the [developer docs](https://mithril.law/agents.md).