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Six-Month Fee Cap on Total Liability

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Key Facts

What does Gusto cap its total liability at for any claims?
Gusto caps its total liability for any claims at the amounts the Employer has paid to Gusto for use of the Platform, Services, or Gusto Content in the six-month period immediately preceding the claim.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This cap limits the maximum financial recovery available to an Employer regardless of the magnitude of harm suffered, tying recoverable amounts to a backward-looking six-month payment window.

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Recent Activity

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Medium Apr 29, 2026

Developers integrating with Gusto's platform are now bound by mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions, meaning they cannot join or file class actions against Gusto and must resolve disputes through individual, binding arbitration. The updated terms also grant Gusto the right to modify, update, or discontinue developer tools at its sole discretion without notice or liability, which could disrupt integrations and require developers to absorb costs of upgrading to new versions. Developers should review Section 19 of the updated terms carefully before creating or maintaining integrations with Gusto's platform, and consider whether the arbitration and modification provisions align with their business and legal risk tolerance.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The most you can recover from Gusto for any claims is the total amount you paid Gusto for the Platform, Services, or Gusto Content in the six months immediately before the claim arose.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Leonardo AI Medium

A party's liability for any Liability under these Terms will be reduced proportionately to the extent the relevant Liability was caused or contributed to by the actions (or inactions) of the other party...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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IN NO EVENT WILL GUSTO'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS...EXCEED THE AMOUNTS EMPLOYER HAS PAID TO GUSTO FOR USE OF THE PLATFORM, SERVICES, OR GUSTO CONTENT IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING...

Excerpt from Gusto's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Gusto Terms of Service
Entity
Gusto
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-036167
Document ID
CA-D-00293
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 03:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Gusto
Document: Gusto Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-036167
Captured: 2026-05-21 03:08:14 UTC
SHA-256: 6310cb94cae8a4cd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/gusto/gusto-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-036167/six-month-fee-cap-on-total-liability/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Gusto's Six-Month Fee Cap on Total Liability clause do?

This cap limits the maximum financial recovery available to an Employer regardless of the magnitude of harm suffered, tying recoverable amounts to a backward-looking six-month payment window.

How does this clause affect you?

The most you can recover from Gusto for any claims is the total amount you paid Gusto for the Platform, Services, or Gusto Content in the six months immediately before the claim arose.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 292 platforms. See the full comparison.

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