# Escrow & Dispute Contracts

[**TalentLayerEscrow.sol**](https://github.com/TalentLayer/talentlayer-id-contracts/blob/main/contracts/TalentLayerEscrow.sol) is the smart contract that handles escrow transactions for each service, it custody the money and allow hirer to release the money by milestone. Also, in case of a dispute it handle all the workflow and link with the configured arbitrator. 

It can used to:

* Validate a proposal for a given service and deposit the money
* Release money for the worker 
* Let the worker reimburse the hirer
* Raise a dispute
* As a platform, claim the fees earned

## Data Structure

![](https://1292612581-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLxwTmt3MOuMIlBTH8NKY%2Fuploads%2FPcfyZyEDAiPWI1yObpNi%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=56ebf283-a978-4f95-99fa-8b0ecfa20d6e)

## Visualization: TalentLayerEscrow\.sol

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## Visualization: TalentLayerArbitrator.sol

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## Learn More

Learn more about our escrow and dispute system and how they function in workflows:&#x20;

{% content-ref url="../../../readme/basics/escrow-and-dispute" %}
[escrow-and-dispute](https://docs.talentlayer.org/readme/basics/escrow-and-dispute)
{% endcontent-ref %}