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Hiring Your First Employee Checklist
The legal and practical steps to move from doing it all yourself to your first real hire without stepping on a compliance landmine.
What is inside
- Employer registration, EIN, and tax setup
- Payroll, workers comp, and required insurance
- Offer letter, agreements, and I-9
- Onboarding and first-day setup
Who it is for
Owners making their first real hire who want the registration, payroll, and paperwork steps without a compliance surprise.
What you get
A first-employee checklist in PDF and Word covering registration, payroll, and the paperwork you cannot skip.
Format: Printable PDF + Editable Word
Preview shows the document layout. The full text is in your download.
Printable PDF + Editable Word
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See the Build plan →Not legal advice. This is an informational sample document. Have an attorney review it before you use it; meeting your state's requirements is your responsibility.
- Editable, so you make it yours in minutes
- Yours to keep and reuse
- Built for real founders by Dee Williams
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$7Please read: templates are not legal advice
- These templates and contracts are informational samples, not legal advice, and buying one does not create an attorney-client relationship with anyone.
- Laws differ by state, by industry, and by situation. Have a qualified attorney review any document before you rely on it or ask someone to sign it.
- It is your responsibility to make sure any document you use meets your state's requirements and fits your specific circumstances.