What's Your Take: Employee or Contractor?

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) is back and the Senate no longer assures that it won’t be enacted. You’ll recall it amends the National Labor Relations Act, which would reclassify many independent contractors, including insurance agents, brokers, and advisors, as employees with respect to their rights to organize. Help us prepare materials for lawmakers by answering these three questions.

1.What type of tax form do you receive reporting your income? (check all that apply)

1099

W-2

Statutory W-2

Other (please specify)

2.Do you want to be treated as an employee for union organizing?

Yes

Unsure

3.If you are working as an independent contractor now, would you prefer to be a W2 employee?

Yes

Please tell us why

4.If you were reclassified as an employee, how would this disrupt your business and the consumers you serve? (check all that apply)

Nullify existing agent contracts

Rewrite agent contracts with each carrier

Loss of business deductions

No autonomy

Relinquish hiring practices and pay scale

Surrender negotiation of banking and other business services

Loss of ability to set one’s own schedule

Being restricted to a territory (city, state, zip code) selected by a manager

Loss of renewal income if your current clients were reassigned

Reduce consumer access to staff

Diminish product offerings by inability to offer products outside your primary carrier

Require additional documentation

Slow service response

Fewer customized services

Other (please specify)

*5.Contact Information(Required.)

First Name *

Last Name

City *

State *

Email Address *

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