Free employer tools
A planning calculator for restaurant operators, plus five document generators that build a write-up, incident report, attendance record, coaching note, or improvement plan in your browser. Free, no signup, nothing uploaded.
Calculator · 50 states + D.C.
Enter state, headcount, and your SUTA notice rate. See the illustrated UI charge and three-year tax impact.
Worked example · Texas
$4,312
Illustrated UI charge · 1 claim · 14 weeks
Five generators for the documents restaurant managers actually write on shift. Each one takes structured input, builds the document in a live preview, and lets you copy, download, or print it. Everything runs in your browser — nothing you type is sent to Docu-Coach™ or saved.
Generator · discipline
Turn one incident into a dated write-up with observable facts, the policy you are citing, prior steps, and a signature block.
Open the generatorGenerator · incidents
Guest conflict, injury, cash discrepancy, or alcohol issue — capture people, actions, notifications, and evidence before the shift ends.
Open the generatorGenerator · attendance
No-call/no-show, late arrival, or a walk-out. Auto-computes minutes late and tracks where the occurrence sits on your progressive ladder.
Open the generatorGenerator · coaching
A 60-second record of a conversation you already had. Coaching notes are what make a later write-up look consistent instead of sudden.
Open the generatorGenerator · performance
Build a 30, 60, or 90-day plan with measurable restaurant targets and check-in dates computed from the start date.
Open the generatorGenerator · investigations
One witness, one account. Captures where they were standing, what they saw and heard, and what they were only told — collected separately, the same shift.
Open the generatorGenerator · separation
Walk the file before the decision. Lists the open items a reviewer would find, plus the property and access recovery list for the day itself.
Open the generatorOperators do not wake up looking for “employee documentation software.” They wake up looking at a claim letter, a SUTA notice, or a GM who swears the file is “around here somewhere.” These tools answer the money question first. Docu-Coach™ answers the file question second.
The unemployment calculator is the first one because the search intent is clear: does an unemployment claim cost the employer, and how much. The short answers are yes, and more than the weekly benefit, because an awarded claim can raise the experience-rated SUTA percentage applied to every employee still on the schedule.
1 · Weekly benefit
Lesser of 50% of average weekly wage or the state’s maximum weekly benefit.
2 · Account charge
Weekly benefit × weeks collected × awarded claims. That charge hits the employer UI account, not the former employee’s pocket.
3 · Three-year SUTA
An illustrated rate bump on taxable payroll. For a typical restaurant, do not add the charge on top of this tax — the charge is what drives the rate.
A charged claim is expensive. A claim that should not have been charged is a documentation failure. Hearing officers do not tour the dining room. They read dates: same-shift incidents, handbook acknowledgments, attendance patterns, and a coaching chain that existed before the termination memo.
Use the calculator to decide whether contesting is worth the hours. Use the file to decide whether you can contest at all — start with the restaurant employee documentation checklist, how to write up an employee, and how to defend an unemployment claim. Docu-Coach™ is the floor-level system of record — 10-second voice capture, timestamps, and an exportable timeline. It starts at $50/month for 50 employees and one location.
Does an unemployment claim cost the employer? Yes. See the unemployment claim cost to employer—UI charges, SUTA rate hikes, and a free by-state calculator.
ReadRestaurants lose UI claims when they cannot prove misconduct with dated records—not when they lack a lawyer. Build the documentation pack hearings require.
ReadHow to Defend an Unemployment Claim for operators and HR. Step-by-step guidance, legal risk, examples, and best practices.
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