For hiring help as a non-employee · Have an attorney in your state review before use with long-term or high-pay roles
This Agreement is made on , between ("Company") and ("Worker").
Worker will perform: . Worker decides their own methods, schedule, and tools, subject to meeting the deadlines in Section 2.
Company will pay Worker (e.g., $X per hour / per project), payable . Worker is responsible for all federal, state, and self-employment taxes; Company will issue a 1099-NEC where required by law.
Worker is an independent contractor, not an employee. Worker gets no employee benefits, and Company will not withhold taxes. Nothing here creates a partnership or employment relationship.
Worker will not disclose Company's non-public business information during or after this engagement.
☐ Work product is "work made for hire" owned by Company upon payment. ☐ Worker assigns all rights to Company upon payment.
For months after this Agreement ends, Worker will not solicit Company's clients with whom Worker worked. (Courts in many states scrutinize non-competes — keep this narrow and reasonable.)
Either party may end this Agreement with days' written notice. Company pays for work completed through termination.
The state written as governing law above governs.