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• Independent Contractor Agreement (ICA): An independent contractor agreement documents a freelance or vendor engagement: scope of services, payment, expenses, intellectual property assignment, confidentiality, and termination. Clear written terms help show behavioral and financial independence for worker classification questions under IRS common-law guidance.

  Sources: IRS: Independent contractor or employee?; DOL: Misclassification of employees as independent contractors

• Employment Agreement (Employment): An employment agreement covers the job, compensation, start date, confidentiality, and how the relationship can end. Use it when you are hiring an employee rather than a contractor, and pair it with a one-way NDA if you need extra confidentiality paper.

  Sources: DOL: Employment relationship under the FLSA; IRS: Independent contractor or employee?

• Employment Offer Letter (Offer Letter): An employment offer letter confirms the role, compensation, start date, and that employment is at-will unless you say otherwise. It is the signature-ready hiring document most teams send before or instead of a long-form employment agreement.

  Sources: Cornell LII: Offer; DOL: Employment relationship under the FLSA

• Employment Separation Agreement (Separation): A separation agreement distinguishes earned pay from extra severance. A release of claims is optional, and waiting periods follow the law that applies to that employee.

  Sources: EEOC: Understanding waivers in employee severance agreements