LEGIT 802, INC. BACK TO BENEFITS & SERVICES MAIN MENU Legit 802, Inc. is Local 802's paymaster plan. It is tailor made to the needs of musicians who may from time to time assume the responsibility of leaders. The plan is also available to employers who become signatory to a Local 802 collective bargaining agreement. The plan allows members who may assume the role of employer to remit musicians' payments for wages, benefits and payroll taxes with a single check. Legit takes care of all the unemployment payments, federal and state tax filings, disability, worker's compensation, Medicare and FICA payments. Weekly paychecks will then be issued and mailed to the musicians, and Legit will remit all payments to the benefit funds and taxing authorities as required. Legit will also make all quarterly and year-end reports and send out W-2s, all at no extra cost. Legit takes on the role and responsibility of employer of record for the purpose of the payment of taxes, but not for the purposes of labor relations. There must always be an employer who becomes signatory to a Local 802 collective bargaining agreement. You may also purchase liability insurance in the amounts of $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 in aggregate, for club dates in the tri-state area, for a small fee per engagement. This often is a necessity, as some catering halls require that outside bands show proof of liability insurance in order to work in the hall. Legit 802's fee is 21% of taxable wages. This includes all of the obligatory employer responsibilities, which amount to approximately 16 percent of wages. The remaining three percent of the fee is minimal as compared to many of the payroll services shaped to service leaders' and contractors' needs. Legit is able to function this inexpensively, both because we consider Legit as part of our musicians' service organization, and also because we are interfaced with Local 802's data-processing system, where most of the information we require is already stored. Our goal is to get leaders, contractors and musicians off the 1099 merry-go-round and back into the payrolling mainstream. The data base of Local 802 musicians who have been paid by Legit is in the thousands, so it's obvious that many of our union members see the advantages in using the Legit 802, Inc. paymaster plan. Legit 802, Inc. is located on the 3rd floor of Local 802's offices. For information please call Legit 802, Inc. at (212) 245-4802, ext. 175, or e-mail legit@local802afm.org Health Benefits | Pension Credit Union | Musicians' Assistance Program Emergency Relief Fund | Disabled Musicians Fund Scholarship Fund | Teachers' Registry Political Action Fund | Payroll Service Rehearsal Space Rental | Senior Musicians' Association Music Performance Trust Fund | Instrument Insurance AFL-CIO Union Privilege Program Coordinating Advisory Committee