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Analyze Employment Contract

Review an employment contract for key terms and potential concerns

Requirements
Employment contract, offer letter, or employment agreement text
3

Analyze the employment contract using the systematic approach:

  1. RED FLAG SCAN (Priority)

    • Overly broad non-competes (geography, duration, scope)
    • Full IP assignment including personal projects
    • Severe clawback provisions
    • Unusual termination triggers
  2. KEY TERMS EXTRACTION
    COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

    • Base salary, bonus, equity, vesting, severance

    JOB DETAILS

    • Title, start date, at-will vs fixed term

    RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

    • Non-compete, non-solicit, confidentiality scope

    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

    • Work product assignment, prior inventions, side projects

    TERMINATION

    • Notice, cause definitions, clawbacks
  3. RATING BY AREA

    • ๐ŸŸข Standard: Typical for this role/industry
    • ๐ŸŸก Restrictive: Worth negotiating
    • ๐Ÿ”ด Concerning: Unusually aggressive, potential red flag
4

Provide summary:

  • Overall assessment (employee-friendly, standard, restrictive)
  • Top concerns to address before signing
  • Suggested negotiation points
  • Note any clauses that may be unenforceable by state
5

Save analysis to stateEmployment Contract Analysis.
Present summary with assessment and key concerns to user.

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> Employment contract, offer letter, or employment agreement text

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## Steps

1. [Read Legal Document Review Guide]: Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/[skill_id]/references/legal.review.guide.md` (General methodology for checklist-based document analysis)

2. [Read Employment Contract Checklist]: Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/[skill_id]/references/legal.employment.checklist.md` (Employment-specific evaluation criteria)

3. Analyze the employment contract using the systematic approach:

1. RED FLAG SCAN (Priority)
   - Overly broad non-competes (geography, duration, scope)
   - Full IP assignment including personal projects
   - Severe clawback provisions
   - Unusual termination triggers

2. KEY TERMS EXTRACTION
   COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
   - Base salary, bonus, equity, vesting, severance

   JOB DETAILS
   - Title, start date, at-will vs fixed term

   RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
   - Non-compete, non-solicit, confidentiality scope

   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
   - Work product assignment, prior inventions, side projects

   TERMINATION
   - Notice, cause definitions, clawbacks

3. RATING BY AREA
   - ๐ŸŸข Standard: Typical for this role/industry
   - ๐ŸŸก Restrictive: Worth negotiating
   - ๐Ÿ”ด Concerning: Unusually aggressive, potential red flag


4. Provide summary:
- Overall assessment (employee-friendly, standard, restrictive)
- Top concerns to address before signing
- Suggested negotiation points
- Note any clauses that may be unenforceable by state


5. Save analysis to `session/employment-analysis.json`.
Present summary with assessment and key concerns to user.