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Part-time employment contract template (US)
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Part-Time Employment Agreement
This Agreement is made on Effective Date between Employer Name, a Employer Entity Type and State, at Employer Address ("Employer"), and Employee Name, at Employee Address ("Employee").
1. Position
Employee will work part time as Job Title, reporting to Supervisor Name, at Work Location, starting on Start Date.
2. Schedule
Employee's expected schedule is Weekly Schedule, about Expected Weekly Hours hours a week. Schedules may change with reasonable notice, subject to any state or local scheduling law. Employee will not work more than the scheduled hours without approval, but all time actually worked will be paid.
3. Pay
Employer will pay $Hourly Rate per hour, Pay Frequency, less required withholdings. This rate will not be lower than the applicable federal, state or local minimum wage. Employee is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and will be paid overtime as the law requires, including for hours over 40 in a workweek. Employee will record all hours accurately, and meal and rest breaks will follow state law.
4. Benefits
Employee is eligible for these benefits: Benefits or None. Paid sick or other leave will be provided as required by law. Benefit plan documents control if they differ from this Agreement.
5. At-Will Employment
Employment is at will. Employee or Employer may end it at any time, with or without cause or notice, except as the law provides. Only a writing signed by Authorized Officer Title can change this.
6. Eligibility to Work
This offer depends on Employee completing Form I-9 and showing documents that establish identity and permission to work in the United States within the time the law sets.
7. Policies and Other Work
Employee will follow Employer's written policies. Employee may hold other jobs if they do not interfere with the agreed schedule or misuse Employer's confidential information.
8. Confidentiality
Employee will keep Employer's non-public business information confidential during and after employment. Nothing here limits the right to discuss pay or working conditions, or to report possible violations of law to a government agency. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), an individual will not be held liable under trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or an attorney only to report or investigate a suspected violation of law, or in a sealed filing in a legal proceeding.
9. Final Pay
Final wages will be paid within the time state law requires. Employee will return Employer's property when employment ends.
General Terms
Governing law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Governing State, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any lawsuit will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Venue County and State.
Entire agreement. This Agreement is the parties' complete agreement on its subject and replaces all earlier discussions. It may be changed only in a writing signed by both parties.
Severability. If a court finds any part of this Agreement unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the extent the law allows, and the rest stays in effect.
Notices. Notices must be in writing and sent to the addresses above by personal delivery, certified mail or a nationally recognized courier.
Counterparts and e-signatures. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and by electronic signature, which has the same effect as an original.
| Employer | Employee |
| --- | --- |
| Signature: Employer Signature | Signature: Employee Signature |
| Name: Employer Printed Name | Name: Employee Printed Name |
| Date: Employer Signing Date | Date: Employee Signing Date |