Kalvri Care
Independent Contractor Acknowledgment

You are not a Kalvri employee.

Last updated: May 24, 2026. Required acknowledgment for every Caregiver Pro on Kalvri.

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The short version.
You are an independent contractor of the Family that hires you. You control your hours, methods, equipment, and the work you accept. Kalvri provides the platform; the Family is the household employer for tax purposes.

1. Independent contractor status

By creating a Caregiver Pro account, you acknowledge that:

  • You are not an employee of Kalvri.
  • You have no expectation of wages, salary, overtime, paid leave, benefits, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, or any other employment-related entitlement from Kalvri.
  • You control how and when you provide services, which jobs you apply to, which Families you accept, and what equipment you use (subject to specific Family requirements you choose to accept).
  • You are free to provide caregiving services through other platforms, agencies, or directly to other Families.
  • You are not required to wear Kalvri branding, use Kalvri scripts, or limit your services to Kalvri-sourced engagements.

2. Tax classification

You are responsible for your own taxes:

  • When a Family elects to engage you through Kalvri Payroll (W-2 mode), the W-2 is issued by Kalvri’s payroll partner on behalf of the Family — not by Kalvri. The Family is the household employer for IRS purposes (see IRS Publication 926).
  • When a Family engages you outside payroll, you are responsible for tracking, reporting, and paying your own self-employment taxes. Kalvri does not withhold or remit taxes in this case.
  • You may receive an IRS Form 1099-NEC from Kalvri’s payment partner if your total annual platform-sourced payments exceed the applicable IRS reporting threshold; this is informational and does not establish an employment relationship with Kalvri.

3. You set your own rates

Within the platform’s overall bounds and any market floor/ceiling guidance Kalvri publishes for safety and consumer protection, you set your own rates. You may negotiate directly with Families before accepting a job. You are free to decline any job for any lawful reason.

4. Insurance, bonding, equipment

You are responsible for any professional liability, automobile, or other insurance you elect to carry. When a Family offers a per-shift bond through Kalvri’s insurance partner, both sides consent to that bond’s terms; the bond is a contract between you, the Family, and the insurance partner — not with Kalvri.

5. Scope and safety

  • You will not administer medications outside the scope of your credentials (e.g., a CNA who is not also CMA-certified will not administer doses).
  • You will not provide medical advice, diagnose, or prescribe.
  • You will not pick up, deliver, or otherwise handle controlled substances through the platform. Controlled substance handling is explicitly out of scope.
  • You will follow Kalvri’s safety guidelines and your own professional ethical obligations.
  • You may refuse any assignment at any time for any lawful reason and may end any engagement.

6. Mutual indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kalvri, its affiliates, and the Family from claims arising from your acts or omissions, your tax obligations, or your breach of this Acknowledgment. The Family separately agrees to indemnify you and Kalvri from claims arising from the Family’s acts, omissions, or workplace conditions.

7. Arbitration & class waiver (incorporated by reference)

You agree to the Mutual Arbitration Agreement between you and Kalvri, including the class action waiver and the 30-day opt-out window.

8. Sole-discretion deactivation

Kalvri may suspend or remove your account for violations of these terms, the Terms of Use, or applicable law. Deactivation does not create an employment relationship and is not appealable as a wrongful-termination action; the most you can recover from Kalvri related to deactivation is set by the limitation in Terms §8.