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Jobs & compensation card with the new employee's picture and Full-time employee. Jobs & compensation card with the new employee's picture and Full-time employee. Start from the invitation sent to the email address your company used for you. These steps cover employee setup with Personal details and Employment eligibility, and contractor setup with Details and Bank Account.

Before you begin

If your invitation opens a form with different step names, email support@every.io for help.
  • Have the invitation email from your company
  • Employees: have your Social Security number, the bank account for your pay and your documents for
  • Contractors: have your tax details and the bank account for your payments

Accept your invitation

1

Open your invitation

In the invitation email, select the link. If you already have an Every account, sign in.
2

Create your account

For a new account, confirm your legal name and enter your Phone number and Date of birth. Create and confirm your password, then select Create account.
3

Confirm your email when asked

If Verification Code opens, enter the emailed code in Confirmation code, then select Continue.
The invitation page, Meridian Labs has invited you to join their workspace on Every, with your legal name filled in. The invitation page, Meridian Labs has invited you to join their workspace on Every, with your legal name filled in.

Complete employee onboarding

If your company included an offer, Sign Offer comes first. Review and sign the documents presented, then continue through your setup.
1

Confirm your personal details

On Personal details, confirm your legal name and enter your Social Security number and the other requested details.
2

Enter your address

On Address, enter your address.
3

Add your bank account

On Bank account, add or select the account for your pay, then sign the Direct Deposit Authorization.
4

Set up your tax withholding

On Tax withholding, complete the tax fields shown and sign .
5

Choose your benefits

If Benefits appears, complete the choices shown there. See Enroll in benefits for health coverage and waivers.
6

Complete Form I-9

On Employment eligibility, complete Form I-9 using the steps in the next section.
Employee onboarding on Personal details, with your legal name and the steps that follow listed beside it. Employee onboarding on Personal details, with your legal name and the steps that follow listed beside it.

Complete Form I-9

On Employment eligibility, choose your citizenship status and complete the fields that follow.
1

Choose your documents

Under Select a document to upload, choose your document type. I don’t have any of these opens the List B and List C choices instead.
2

Upload your documents

Add the document images requested by the form, including the back when requested. Wait for the uploads to finish.
3

Name your representative when asked

If your company assigned you to choose a representative, enter their name and email in the authorized representative fields.
4

Sign and submit

Complete the Form I-9 signature and consent, then select Complete onboarding.
The Employment eligibility step of onboarding, with Form I-9's citizenship choices and the steps before it. The Employment eligibility step of onboarding, with Form I-9's citizenship choices and the steps before it.

Complete contractor onboarding

If your company included an agreement, Contract comes first. Review and sign it before continuing.
1

Enter your details

On Details, choose your Entity type and enter the requested name, address and tax information. For an international contractor type, enter Foreign Tax ID (FTIN). Use the tax instructions linked from the form for help with identifiers.
2

Sign the international tax form when shown

On Details, sign Form W-8BEN if you’re an international individual, or Form W-8BEN-E for an international business.
3

Add your bank account

On Bank Account, add or select your account using the options shown.
4

Finish your setup

Select Complete onboarding.
The U.S. taxpayer identification number field on international contractor Details is marked “if required.” Contractor onboarding on Details, with your legal name and Entity type, and Bank Account to come. Contractor onboarding on Details, with your legal name and Entity type, and Bank Account to come.

Choose a contractor bank account

On Bank Account, use the options offered for your setup. When Add new account appears, open it and choose a displayed option:
  • Select Connect automatically, then follow the bank connection prompts and select your linked account.
  • Select Enter bank details manually (US bank), then enter Bank name, Routing number, Account number and Verify account number and choose Account type.
For an international account, complete Bank Country and the requested bank details. Choose Currency when the field is shown and editable. If Payment Purpose appears, select an option. In Add new account, select Add account after completing the form. On Bank Account, select the account for your payments before completing onboarding.

What happens next

When employee setup is done, Every shows Employee onboarded successfully! Select Close. Contractors see Onboarding completed and select Done. If you chose an I-9 representative, ask them to open the verification link in their email. The representative meets you in person, inspects your documents and enters their first and last name in the verification form. They complete the document signatures and consent, then select Submit & Sign. If employee onboarding fails, select Try Again on Onboarding failed. If contractor onboarding fails, select Try Again or email support@every.io.