Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
the
United States
To hire new employees in
the
United States
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
the
United States
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
English
United States Dollar (USD, $)
Biweekly or Monthly
11
7.65% (plus state taxes)
$$$$ (28 of 139 nations)
No federal requirement
No federal requirement
12 weeks unpaid
In many countries like
the
United States
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
US federal law sets the minimum wage at $7.25. However, some additional state laws place more stringent requirements on employers. California, for example, mandates a state-wide $15 minimum hourly wage.
US federal overtime provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.
While not mandatory, private health insurance is generally provided by employers in the United States due to the country's limited public insurance offerings.
As such, offering employment in the United States can prove to be a complicated, benefit policy heavy process which requires extensive administrative burdens and higher costs.
Private employers in the United States generally pay salaries twice a month. For all Borderless customers, employee payments will be made in equal bi-monthly installments, payable in arrears.
With the exception of Montana, all US states categorize the employer-employee relationship as "employment at will". This implies that either an employer or employee can terminate their employment agreement with little to no warning and employers can generally fire employees without any reason or explanation.
Although varying by state, a few common exceptions are as follows:
Notice period requirements are detailed in specific employment contracts.
Although not mandated by law, both employers and employees generally provide two weeks notice of the termination of any employment agreement.
Probation periods in the United States usually last 60 - 90 days although employers can fix probation periods at their discretion.
Although there is no federally required severance pay, employers in the United States generally provide one or two month’s pay for every year continuously worked.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
Book your demo of Borderless to help you hire, pay, and take care of new employees and contractors in 170+ countries.
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