Independent Contractor Agreement Templates by State

Sets the terms for hiring a freelancer or contractor — scope, pay, deadlines, who owns the work — while keeping the relationship a genuine contractor one, not employment. The rules differ from state to state — pick yours.

• CaliforniaThe ABC test decides who is a contractor
• TexasWorkers are presumed employees
• FloridaCommon-law control test applies
• New YorkWritten contract required at $800
• IllinoisWritten contract required at $500
• PennsylvaniaTwo-part unemployment test
• GeorgiaPresumed employee for unemployment
• North CarolinaCommon-law control test applies
• OhioControl test for unemployment
• New JerseyStrict ABC test applies