INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT THIS CONTRACT is entered into this day of 1998, by and between the COUNTY OF SANTA XXXX, hereinafter called COUNTY, and’ XXXXXX SERVICES CORPORATION called CONTRACTOR. The parties agree as follows:
HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT The CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold PLACER COUNTY free and harmless from any and all losses, claims, liens, demands, and causes of action of every kind and character including, but not limited to, the amounts of judgments, penalties, interest, court costs, legal fees, and all other expenses incurred by PLACER COUNTY arising in favor of any party, including claims, liens, debts, personal injuries, death, or damages to property (including employees or property of the COUNTY) and without limitation by enumeration, all other claims or demands of every character occurring or in any way incident to, in connection with or arising directly or indirectly out of, the contract or agreement. CONTRACTOR agrees to investigate, handle, respond to, provide defense for, and defend any such claims, demand, or suit at the sole expense of the CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR also agrees to bear all other costs and expenses related thereto, even if the claim or claims alleged are groundless, false, or fraudulent. This provision is not intended to create any cause of action in favor of any third party against CONTRACTOR or the COUNTY or to enlarge in any way the CONTRACTOR'S liability but is intended solely to provide for indemnification of PLACER COUNTY from liability for damages or injuries to third persons or property arising from CONTRACTOR'S performance pursuant to this contract or agreement. As used above, the term PLACER COUNTY means Placer County or its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers.
Independent Contractor; No Partnership; No Agency; No Utility Services 15.1 Company and Developer shall be independent contractors. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to create an association, joint venture, agency relationship, or partnership between the Parties or to impose any partnership obligation or partnership liability upon any Party. No Party shall have any right, power or authority to enter into any agreement or undertaking for, or act on behalf of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or to otherwise bind, the other Party. This Agreement is not an agreement to provide or take utility services of any kind, including, without limitation, interconnection or other electric transmission services.
Capacity/Independent Contractor 21. In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service.
General Independent Contractor Clause This agreement does not create an employee/employer relationship between the parties. It is the parties' intention that the Contractor will be an independent contractor and not the City's employee for all purposes, including, but not limited to, the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime payments, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, the Social Security Act, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, Missouri Revenue and Taxation laws, Missouri Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance laws. The Contractor will retain sole and absolute discretion in the judgment of the manner and means of carrying out the Contractor's activities and responsibilities hereunder. The Contractor agrees that it is a separate and independent enterprise from the public employer, that it has a full opportunity to find other business, that it has made its own investment in its business, and that it will utilize a high level of skill necessary to perform the work. This agreement shall not be construed as creating any joint employment relationship between the Contractor and the City, and the City will not be liable for any obligation incurred by the Contractor, including but not limited to unpaid minimum wages and/or overtime premiums.
Indemnification - General The Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses (as hereinafter defined) to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time. The rights of Indemnitee provided under the preceding sentence shall include, but shall not be limited to, the rights set forth in the other Sections of this Agreement.
Indemnification by Subcontractors To the fullest extent permitted by law, an Interconnection Party that uses a subcontractor to carry out any of the Interconnection Party’s obligations under this Appendix 2 shall require each of its subcontractors to indemnify, hold harmless and defend each other Interconnection Party, its representatives and assigns from and against any and all claims and/or liability for damage to property, injury to or death of any person, including the employees of any Interconnection Party or of any Affiliate of any Interconnection Party, or any other liability incurred by the other Interconnection Party or any of its Affiliates, including all expenses, legal or otherwise, to the extent caused by any act or omission, negligent or otherwise, by such subcontractor and/or its officers, directors, employees, agents and assigns, that arises out of or is connected with the operation of the facilities of either Interconnected Entity described in this Appendix 2; provided, however, that no Interconnection Party or Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to indemnity under this Section 18.3 in respect of any injury, loss, or damage to the extent that such loss, injury, or damage results from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Interconnection Party or Affiliate seeking indemnity.
Independent Capacity of Contractor The Contractor and Contractor Parties shall act in an independent capacity and not as officers or employees of the state of Connecticut or of the Agency.
Client Indemnification Client shall defend MRI against any claim, demand, suit, or proceeding made or brought against MRI by a third party arising out of or related to (i) the Client Data; (ii) Client’s or its users’ use of the Software or the SaaS Services in violation of the Agreement; (iii) Client or any user infringing or misappropriating the Intellectual Property rights of a third party or violating applicable law; or (iv) Client’s or its users’ use or misuse of the Software or SaaS Service or Client’s or its users’ use or misuse of the Client Data (including, without limitation, accessing, providing access, using or distributing the Client Data) (each of the above a “Client Claim”). Client shall indemnify MRI for all damages and costs finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by, MRI in connection with any Client Claim, or those costs and damages agreed to in a monetary settlement of such Client Claim; provided that MRI (a) promptly gives Client written notice of the Client Claim, (b) gives Client sole control of the defence and settlement of the Client Claim (provided that Client may not settle or defend any Client Claim unless it unconditionally releases MRI of all liability), and (c) provides Client all reasonable assistance, at Client’s cost. For purposes of this Section 7.4 only, “MRI” shall include MRI and its Affiliates, and each of their members, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns.
SECTION 11 – INDEMNIFICATION 11.1 Employee shall use due care in the performance of his obligations under the Agreement. If an action or proceeding is brought against Employee arising out of the performance of his duties, then:
