Independent Contractors Clause Example with 5 Variations from Business Contracts
This page contains Independent Contractors clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. An example clause is provided at the top of the page, followed by clauses with minor variations. You can view the text differences by selecting the "Show Differences" option.
Independent Contractors. Consultant's relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (a) Method of Provision of Services: Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services. Consultant may, at Consultant's own expense, employ or engage the service of such employees or subcontractors as Consultant deems necessary to perform the Services required by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). Such Assistants are not t...he employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). (b) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent or employee of Consultant, has authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. (c) No Benefits. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) will not be eligible for any Company employee benefits and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself and its employees) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. (d) Withholding; Indemnification. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to Consultant, its partners, agents or its employees under this Agreement, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, and Consultant's partners, agents and employees, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements and any US immigration visa requirements. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents or its employees.View More
Variations of a "Independent Contractors" Clause from Business Contracts
Independent Contractors. Consultant's relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (a) 1 6. Method of Provision of Services: Services. Consultant shall be solely responsible have sole direction, control and responsibility for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services. Consultant may, at Consultant's own expense, employ or engage the service of such employees or subcontractors as Consultant deems necessary to perform the Services required ...by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). Such Assistants are not the employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). (b) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent or employee of Consultant, has authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. (c) (d) No Benefits. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) will shall not be eligible for any Company employee benefits and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself and its employees) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. (d) Withholding; (e) Taxes;. Indemnification. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to Consultant, its partners, agents or its employees Consultant under this Agreement, including any withholding requirements that apply to any such taxes, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, and Consultant's partners, agents and employees, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements organization and any US U.S. immigration visa requirements. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties or interest with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents or its employees. any liability related to the withholding of such taxes. View More
Independent Contractors. Consultant's relationship with the Company will be The Parties agree that of Consultant is an independent contractor and not that Consultant performs work outside the usual course of the Company's business. Consultant acknowledges and affirms that Consultant is engaged in an employee. independently established trade, occupation, or business. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed as creating an employment relationship, joint venture, fiduciary relationship, agency or partnership b...etween Consultant and the Company. 1 (a) Method of Provision of Services: Services. Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the manner, method, details and means of performing the Services. The Company shall not control the manner, method, details or means by which Consultant may, at performs the Services. The Company shall not supervise Consultant in the day-to-day performance of Consultant's own expense, Services. (b) Assistants. Consultant may not employ or engage the service services of such employees employees, subcontractors, partners or subcontractors as Consultant deems necessary agents to perform the Services required by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). Such Assistants are not the employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). (b) Services. (c) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent or employee of Consultant, Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant has no authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. (c) Company. (d) No Benefits. Except as provided in the letter agreement entered into concurrently with this Agreement that sets forth the terms of Consultant's retirement from the Company (the "Retirement Agreement"), Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) will shall not be eligible for any Company employee benefits benefits, such as paid vacation, workers' compensation, group health insurance, life or disability insurance, paid leave, pension, or unemployment insurance and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself and its employees) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. (d) Withholding; (e) Taxes; Indemnification. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to Consultant, its partners, agents or its employees Consultant under this Agreement, including any withholding requirements that apply to any such taxes, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, and Consultant's partners, agents and employees, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements and any US immigration visa requirements. organization. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties or interest with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents any liability related to the withholding of such taxes. Consultant must complete and submit a Form W-9 or its employees. other applicable tax form to the Company before any payment will be issued and must meet and comply with the qualifications, standards and regulations contained therein. (f) Supplies and Equipment. Consultant shall be responsible for all supplies and equipment required to perform the Services, except where otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. View More
Independent Contractors. Consultant's relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (a) Method of Provision of Services: Services. Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services. Consultant may, at Consultant's own expense, employ or engage the service of such employees or subcontractors as Consultant deems necessary to perform the Services required by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). Such Assistants... are not the employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). (b) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent or employee of Consultant, has authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. Company. (c) No Benefits. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) will not be eligible for any Company employee benefits and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself and its employees) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. -1- (d) Withholding; Indemnification. Withholding and Taxes. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to Consultant, its partners, agents or its employees under this Agreement, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, and Consultant's partners, agents and employees, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements and any US immigration visa requirements. (e) Work for Others. The Company acknowledges, recognizes, and agrees that, subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereto, the Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, may perform services for other persons, clients, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents or its employees. businesses. View More
Independent Contractors. During the Term, Consultant's relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (a) Method of Provision of Services: Services. Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services. Services, if and when any such services are performed. Consultant may, at Consultant's own expense, employ or engage the service of such employees or subcontractors as Consultant deems necessary to perform the... Services required by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). "Assistants"), each of whom shall be deemed an independent contractor of the Company. Such Assistants are not, and shall not the be deemed to be, employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement in substantially in the form attached agreed to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). by the Company. (b) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Commencing on the Transition Date and continuing throughout the Term, neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent agent, employee or employee Assistant of Consultant, has shall have the authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create any obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. Company. (c) No Benefits. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in Exhibit A, Consultant acknowledges and agrees that neither Consultant (or Consultant's nor any of her employees, if Consultant is an entity) agents or Assistants will not be eligible for any Company employee benefits and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) agents or Assistants) otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself herself and its employees) her employees, agents and Assistants) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. (d) Withholding; Indemnification. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid and benefits provided to Consultant, its her partners, agents employees or its employees Assistants under or in connection with this Agreement, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, self-employment and Consultant's employment of partners, agents agents, employees and employees, Assistants, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements and any US immigration visa requirements. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid or benefits provided to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents agents, employees or its employees. Assistants. View More
Independent Contractors. Consultant's relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee. (a) Method of Provision of Services: Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services. Consultant may, at Consultant's own expense, may employ or engage the service services of such employees or subcontractors employees, and with the prior written consent of Company such subcontractors, as Consultant deems necessary to pe...rform the Services required by this Agreement (the "Assistants"). Such Assistants are not the employees of the Company and Consultant shall be wholly responsible for the professional performance of the Services by his Assistants and compensation of such Assistants, such that the results are satisfactory to the Company. Consultant shall expressly advise the Assistants of the terms of this Agreement, Agreement and shall require each Assistant to execute a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment the Confidentiality Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). (as defined below). -1- (b) No Authority to Bind Company. Neither Consultant, nor any partner, agent agent, Assistant or employee of Consultant, has authority to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company without the prior written authorization of the Company's CEO. Company. (c) No Benefits. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) and the Assistants will not be eligible for any Company employee benefits and, to the extent Consultant (or Consultant's employees, if Consultant is an entity) or any Assistants otherwise would be eligible for any Company employee benefits but for the express terms of this Agreement, Consultant (on behalf of itself himself and its employees) any Assistants) hereby expressly declines to participate in such Company employee benefits. (d) Withholding; Indemnification. Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to Consultant, its partners, agents or its employees Consultant under this Agreement, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, self-employment and Consultant's partners, agents and employees, including state worker's compensation insurance coverage requirements and any US immigration visa requirements. Consultant shall provide Company with a completed and signed most current version of IRS form W-9, which shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C. Consultant understands and agrees that the Company shall, when required, issue Consultant a Form 1099. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Consultant or Consultant's partners, agents or its employees. View More
