About SeveranceCalc.us
Empowering American workers with transparent, accurate, and completely confidential severance calculations and statutory labor rights education.
Our Mission
Undergoing a corporate layoff, job separation, or restructuring is one of the most stressful experiences in a worker's professional life. Companies routinely provide separation agreements with complex formulas, unfamiliar legal jargon, and short response deadlines. SeveranceCalc.us was founded to level the playing field by providing employees with free, instant, and reliable severance package estimates and state-specific legal guidance—without paywalls, hidden fees, or data collection.
Who We Are
SeveranceCalc.us is an independent digital resource created and maintained by a collaborative team of labor compliance researchers, HR compensation analysts, and web technologists. Our team monitors federal regulations and state statutory amendments to ensure our tools and educational guides reflect current US labor standards.
We are not a law firm, nor are we affiliated with any corporate employer or government agency. Our independence allows us to provide objective, employee-centered analysis focused strictly on statutory entitlements and practical negotiation benchmarks.
Our Editorial & Research Standards
Every calculator formula, guide, and state legal summary published on SeveranceCalc.us is grounded in primary legal and regulatory sources:
- Federal Statutes: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act (29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Publication 15-T rules on supplemental wage withholding rates, FICA taxation guidelines, and Section 401(k) rollover regulations.
- State Labor Codes & Wage Orders: State statutory codes governing final paychecks and accrued vacation forfeiture, including California Labor Code § 227.3, New York Labor Law § 195, Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (820 ILCS 115), and Texas Payday Law.
Commitment to Privacy (100% Client-Side)
We believe financial privacy is non-negotiable. When you input your base salary, hourly rate, or tenure into SeveranceCalc.us:
- Zero Server Data Storage: All calculations execute entirely inside your local browser via JavaScript. Your financial information is never uploaded, recorded, or transmitted to any remote server or third-party database.
- No Account Required: You do not need to create an account, provide an email address, or disclose your identity to calculate your estimate or download the PDF report.
- Confidentiality First: You can print or download your severance breakdown with complete confidence that your employer or colleagues cannot detect your inquiries.
How We Support Our Site
SeveranceCalc.us is provided 100% free of charge to all users. To cover hosting, ongoing statutory research, and tool maintenance, we rely on non-intrusive contextual advertising. We adhere strictly to digital advertising standards, ensuring that advertisements do not compromise our objective editorial integrity or user experience.
Contact & Feedback
We actively invite questions, feedback, and notifications regarding recent statutory updates. If you have questions or suggestions, please visit our Contact Us page or reach out directly to our editorial desk at contact@severancecalc.us.