at a glance
Hiring contractors in the United States (US) can be a rollercoaster
Hiring contractors in the United States can get tricky. You need knowledge of federal employment laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as the tangled web of state and local statutes, which vary across the country. Why? Worker misclassification penalties can cost as much as $1,000 per employee, plus possible prison time. But with Rippling, you can grow your global team quickly and compliantly.
Worry-free Compliance
Avoid misclassifying contractors in the United States (US)
Rippling can help you avoid costly misclassification mistakes. Worried that your American contractors are misclassified? Try our free classification assessment to find out.
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Support your American contractors right out of the box with Rippling
Simplified Onboarding
Onboard contractors in the United States in 90 seconds
Rippling makes it easy to onboard American contractors, allowing you to send out contracts in minutes. In a single onboarding flow, contractors can quickly sign agreements, submit required payroll and KYC information, and even set up their email account or apps from any device, including their mobile.
Global Workforce Management
Seamlessly transition contractors to employees
As your business grows, your workforce is likely to change. You can easily transition a contractor to an employee in minutes while preserving any historical data via Rippling EOR or your own entity. Through the transition, you'll retain historical documents and payroll data, and the contractor can retain their email and systems access.
APP & IT MANAGEMENT
Set up and manage your American contractors’ IT needs
Give contractors access to apps like Google Workspace and Slack with a few clicks—and remove it just as easily at the end of their contracts. You can increase security by enforcing multi-factor authentication and even set up workflows to automatically alert you of any suspicious login activity.
Contractor Compensation
Easily pay American contractors in USD
Easily pay contractors in your local currency or USD. And if you need to pay someone off-cycle for a late invoice? You can do that in minutes. Contractor payments are tied to invoices and integrated time-tracking, saving you manual data entry in pay runs and creating a paper trail to mitigate misclassification risk.
Looking to hire employees
in the United States (US) instead?
Check out our hiring guide in the United States.
Hire employees in the United States
