You're owed more than they're offering.
Blackline analyzes your employment situation against Canadian statutes and case law. Specific numbers. Not generic advice.
Most severance offers come with a signing deadline. Know your numbers before the clock runs out.
Your employer has a legal department. You have Google.
I'm Ajay Krishnan. Called to the bar in Ontario. I stopped practicing to build this — because I watched too many people sign away money they were owed.
Blackline draws on a decade of my case work. It gives you the numbers, the law, and the clauses that matter. If you need a lawyer after that, I'll help you find one.
Situations analyzed
Average additional entitlement identified
Analyses found the initial offer was below range
“I was going to sign for 3 months. Blackline showed me I was owed 12. My lawyer confirmed it. That’s $45,000 I almost gave away.”
“HR told me their offer was ‘generous.’ Blackline flagged a non-compete clause and a release that would have killed my disability claim. I didn’t even know to look for that.”
A real case. Real numbers.
Anonymized Blackline analysis
Situation
Senior marketing manager. 7 years tenure. Age 52. Terminated without cause. Employer offered 4 months.
ESA statutory minimum
7 weeks notice + 7 weeks severance pay = 14 weeks
Common law range (Bardal factors)
10 – 14 months
- Length of service: 7 years (moderate)
- Character of employment: Senior management (favors longer notice)
- Age: 52 (re-employment difficulty, favors longer notice)
- Availability of similar employment: Limited in current market
Assessment
Employer's offer of 4 months is below the expected range.
What this means in dollars
Assuming $100,000 annual salary:
Red flag
Release at paragraph 12 waives future disability benefits claims.
How it works
Three steps
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1
Describe your situation or upload your documents
Termination letter, employment agreement, anything relevant. Plain language is fine.
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2
Get specific analysis
Entitlement range, clause flags, case law references. Specific to your facts.
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3
Walk into HR with confidence — or hand it to your lawyer
Negotiate directly with numbers on your side. Or save your lawyer hours of billable time on background research.
The difference
| ChatGPT | Blackline | |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | General training data, often outdated | A decade of practice materials, current Canadian statutes, and case law |
| Answers | "It depends" hedging | Specific entitlement calculations |
| Privacy risk | Discoverable in litigation — anything you type can be subpoenaed | Isolated per-user environments, designed with litigation privilege in mind |
| Output | Conversational text | Structured analysis, draft letters, calculations |
Blackline provides employment law research and analysis — not legal advice. Always verify critical decisions with a licensed lawyer.
Pricing
Know your numbers before you sign anything.
- ✓ Employment law analysis and research
- ✓ Document review and clause analysis
- ✓ Entitlement calculations
- ✓ Unlimited conversations
Questions
Who is behind this? +
Ajay Krishnan, called to the Ontario bar. Not practicing. Built this because employees deserve access to legal intelligence without paying $500/hour for a first consultation.
Is this just ChatGPT with a legal skin? +
No. Blackline is built on a decade of Ajay Krishnan's practice materials — real employment contracts, termination analyses, and case work — plus Canadian statutes, regulations, and case law. Each user gets an isolated computing environment. See the example above.
Why not just call a lawyer? +
You should. Blackline helps you arrive prepared. Spend less time explaining background, more time on strategy.
Is this legal advice? +
No. Employment law research and analysis. Like a law library and research assistant, available at 2am.
Is my information private? +
Each user gets a separate, isolated environment. Conversations aren't shared or used for training.
Why is this free? +
I built Blackline because employees shouldn't need $500/hour to understand their own rights. I'd rather absorb the cost than put a paywall between a terminated employee and the information they need.
What Blackline is not
—Not a substitute for a lawyer in court or mediation
—Not legal advice — it’s employment law research
—Not infallible — verify critical decisions with a lawyer
—Not your representative — it analyzes, it doesn’t negotiate
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