EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on [date] between [Employer name], with address at [address] (the "Employer"), and [Employee name], with address at [address] (the "Employee").
1. Position and duties
The Employer employs the Employee as [job title], reporting to [manager title]. The Employee’s main duties are [list of duties]. The Employer may assign other reasonable duties that fit the role.
2. Start date and place of work
Employment starts on [start date]. The Employee will work at [address / remotely / hybrid, with days at the office].
3. Hours
The regular schedule is [days and hours], for a total of [40] hours per week. The position is [exempt / non-exempt] under federal and state wage laws. If non-exempt, the Employee will be paid overtime as the law requires and must have overtime approved in advance.
4. Pay
The Employer will pay [amount] per [hour / year], less lawful withholdings, on a [weekly / biweekly / semimonthly] schedule by direct deposit or check.
5. Benefits
The Employee is eligible for [health insurance, retirement plan and other benefits] under the terms of each plan. The Employee will receive [number] days of paid time off per year and [number] paid holidays, plus any paid sick leave the law requires.
6. Probation
The first [90] days are an introductory period for both parties to review the fit. Completing it does not change the at-will nature of employment.
7. Confidentiality
The Employee will keep the Employer’s non-public information private during and after employment and return all company property on leaving.
Under 18 U.S.C. 1833(b), an individual is immune from liability under trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or an attorney solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of law, or in a court filing made under seal.
8. Work product
Work the Employee creates within the scope of the job belongs to the Employer to the extent the law allows.
9. At-will employment
Employment is at will. Either party may end it at any time, with or without cause or notice. The Employer asks for [two weeks’] notice from the Employee as a courtesy. Only a written agreement signed by [title] can change the at-will status.
10. Policies
The Employee will follow the Employer’s written policies, as updated from time to time. If a policy conflicts with this Agreement, this Agreement prevails.
11. Eligibility to work
This offer depends on the Employee completing Form I-9 and showing documents that prove identity and authorization to work in the United States.
12. General terms
This Agreement is governed by the laws of [state]. It is the entire agreement on its subject. The parties agree to sign electronically, with the same effect as a handwritten signature.
EMPLOYER Signature: ______________________ Name: [full name] By: [name and title] Date: [date] | EMPLOYEE Signature: ______________________ Name: [full name] Date: [date] |