Methodology
1. Purpose and Scope
The evaluator provides a structured, anonymous screening output for selected federal and New York employment/civil-rights frameworks. It is designed to organize facts, not to determine liability or predict outcomes.
Output order is fixed:
- Title VII
- 42 U.S.C. § 1981
- 42 U.S.C. § 1983
- 42 U.S.C. § 1985
- NYSHRL
- NYLL § 215
- NYLL § 740
- NYCHRL
2. Input Model
The tool uses user-entered selections including:
- Work location and NYC nexus
- Employer type and workforce-size inputs
- Coverage-related indicators (e.g., count-duration prompt)
- Claim-specific yes/no/unknown screens for each framework
The evaluator does not independently verify facts and does not ingest external records.
3. Classification Labels
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Potentially implicated | User inputs satisfy the tool’s basic rule trigger for that framework. |
| Insufficient facts to assess | Inputs are unknown or incomplete for required screen variables. |
| Procedural/timing risk | Inputs suggest possible barriers or missing trigger conditions within the selected framework. |
| Not assessed due to jurisdiction/coverage gate | Location/coverage conditions are not met (or not available) for that framework in this tool. |
4. Rule Logic Summary
Title VII (first in sequence)
- Initial location gate checks whether the reported work setting is within covered U.S. buckets used by the tool.
- Separate branch for federal-employer path vs. non-federal path.
- Non-federal path applies workforce-size and count-duration prompts as coverage gates.
- If required coverage facts are unknown, output defaults to Insufficient facts to assess.
42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985
- Each section is triggered by its dedicated yes/no/unknown question.
- Unknown responses map to Insufficient facts to assess.
- Negative screens map to Procedural/timing risk in this model.
New York block (kept together)
- NYSHRL, NYLL § 215, and NYLL § 740 are assessed only when the New York location gate is satisfied.
- NYCHRL is assessed only when both New York and NYC nexus prompts are satisfied.
- Outside those gates, output is Not assessed due to jurisdiction/coverage gate.
5. Deterministic Evaluation
The evaluator is deterministic: the same inputs produce the same outputs every time. There is no machine-learning risk score, no hidden weighting, and no discretionary override.
6. What the Tool Does Not Do
- Does not provide legal advice.
- Does not create an attorney-client relationship.
- Does not calculate damages.
- Does not forecast case value or outcome probability.
- Does not replace jurisdiction-specific legal review.
7. Data and Privacy Design
- The user flow is designed for anonymous use.
- No name/email/phone fields are required by default flow.
- Users are instructed not to submit directly identifying details.
For full details, see Privacy Policy.
8. Versioning and Change Control
Methodology changes are reflected by updating this page’s “Last Updated” date. Material logic revisions should be accompanied by a version note in deployment records.
9. Professional Review Recommended
Screening outputs should be treated as intake triage only. For legal advice, deadlines, and claim strategy, consult licensed counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.