Employment Contract (United States) Form

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United States of America

Employment Contract

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We regularly maintain this contract. Last updated Sep-2010

Introduction

Use an Employment Agreement to clearly define the expectations between an Employee and an Employer. Note that the Employment Agreement is still bound by the labor code in your jurisdiction. Any terms in your Agreement that contravene the labor code will certainly be modified to conform with your local labor code if challenged in court.

Governing Law

Governing State:

You must select a state to continue.

Employer

Name:

(e.g. ABC Landscaping, etc.)

Address:

(e.g. 1101-12 St., Chicago, IL 80120)

Fax #:

(e.g. 918-432-4321)

Email:

(e.g. employer@company.com)

Type of Party:

Employee

Name:

(e.g. James Tiberius Smith)

Address:

(e.g. 1101-12 St., Chicago, IL 80120)

Fax #:

(e.g. 918-432-4321)

Email:

(e.g. employee@company.com)

Position

Job Title:

(e.g. carpenter, secretary, etc.)

Job description including initial duties and obligations:

(e.g. Onsite supervision of construction crew,
Coordinate meetings and prepare reports and other documents, etc.)

Term of Employment

Type of Employment:

Start date:

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Probationary Period:

Employee Compensation

Type of Compensation:

Select a Currency:

Hourly Rate:

($)

Pay Period:

Overtime:

Vacation

Starting Annual Vacation Time:

Review the minimum vacation requirements in your jurisdiction.
In the event of a court challenge, the judge may increase the vacation
period to a more appropriate time period as required by law.

Place of Work

Address where employee will work:

(e.g. 1101-12 St., Chicago, IL 80120)

The Employee will also be required to work at other locations.

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Clauses

After termination, the Employee will remain bound by the terms of confidentiality for:

After termination, the Employee cannot solicit other employees of the Employer for:

After termination, the Employee cannot participate in a competitive venture for:

In general, when deciding whether to include a non-compete clause, it would be unfair to restrict the future employment of an average employee (carpenter or secretary) who does not have access to confidential information.

Termination

The purpose of notice is to reduce the hardship of termination on the other party. Notice will provide the Employee time to find other employment or the Employer time to find a replacement employee.

Employer Must Give:

Employee Must Give:

Miscellaneous Terms

There is a pre-existing employment agreement between the Employer and the Employee.

Additional Clauses

How many Additional Clauses do you want to create?

Signing Details

Execution date for this Agreement:

NOTE:

Introduction

Employer

Employee

Position

Term of Employment

Employee Compensation

Vacation

Sickness and Disability

Pension

Superannuation

Place of Work

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Clauses

Termination

Discipline and Grievance Procedure

Collective Agreement

Miscellaneous Terms

Additional Clauses

Signing Details

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