Understand tax requirements when hiring a foreign contractor. Our guide provides essential insights for seamless compliance with international tax laws.Working as or with an independent contractor in Minnesota? A free agreement template can protect both parties. The agreement should contain language specifying a contractor relationship, not an employeremployee agreement. Employment contracts typically set out the term or length of employment, compensation and benefits, job duties, and circumstances for termination. This fact sheet explains how to classify your workers and covers the differences between workers and independent contractors. A new Minnesota law, effective July 1, introduces heightened penalties for employers misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Information to determine if an independent contractor could be considered an employee and how to keep independent contractors independent. An independent contractor agreement is a contract between a non-employee worker and an employer for work on an outsourced job or project.