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Help your client hire consultants and independent contractors with confidence

The information you need to advise your client

Misclassification of employees can result in significant penalties for your client. Even if the parties agree in writing to an independent contractor relationship, agencies and the courts will examine the actual nature of the working relationship and may find that the worker is an employee rather than an independent contractor. 

You can protect your client from the outset through the thorough drafting and negotiation of an agreement. Practical Law’s standard agreement for businesses hiring independent contractors includes provisions covering:

  • The relationship between the parties
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Confidentiality
  • Representations and warranties
  • Indemnification and insurance
  • Termination and remedies

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Practical Law resources are supported and updated by more than 280 attorney-editors. It’s easy to create independent contractor agreements when you have access to up-to-date tools such as:

  • Informative Practice Notes specifically related to your task, like Independent Contractor Classification
  • Standard documents and clauses, expertly written to speed up your legal drafting process and give you the peace of mind that your work is rock-solid
  • Checklists to show you the path and get you started quickly with all the necessary steps to serve your clients, such as Evaluating and Engaging Independent Contractors Checklist
  • More than 1,000 other assets related to general, boilerplate contract language

Having the right tools and resources is a big part of the equation to your daily challenges. With Practical Law, you have, at your fingertips, thousands of maintained relevant resources you can trust to deliver your best work in less time and with less effort.

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