Employment Contract Benchmarks — Market Standard Clause Data | LegalStack

Q: Is a Non-Compete Clause standard in Employments?

60% of Employment agreements include a Non-Compete Clause. It is considered common in Employment agreements.

Q: Is a Arbitration Clause standard in Employments?

53% of Employment agreements include a Arbitration Clause. It is considered common in Employment agreements.

Q: Is a At-Will Termination standard in Employments?

82% of Employment agreements include a At-Will Termination. It is considered market standard in Employment agreements.

Q: Is a Intellectual Property Assignment standard in Employments?

87% of Employment agreements include a Intellectual Property Assignment. It is considered market standard in Employment agreements.

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Employment Benchmarks: What's Market Standard?

Agreements governing the employer-employee relationship including compensation, duties, and restrictions. Data from 150+ contracts analyzed.

Moderate Confidence — Based on 150 contracts analyzed

Clause Presence Rates

How often each clause type appears in analyzed Employment agreements.

Non-Compete Clause

Common

60%

Present in 60% of Employment agreements analyzed

Avg: 15 months

Arbitration Clause

Common

53%

Present in 53% of Employment agreements analyzed

At-Will Termination

Market Standard

82%

Present in 82% of Employment agreements analyzed

Intellectual Property Assignment

Market Standard

87%

Present in 87% of Employment agreements analyzed

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Data methodology: Benchmarks are derived from anonymized contract metadata — no actual contract text or identifying information is stored. Clause patterns are extracted by AI and aggregated without attribution to any individual or company. Learn more →