Are you a bandleader who hates paperwork? Let us do it for you! Legit 802, Inc. is Local 802’s payroll service. Legit assumes the role of employer when an orchestra or bandleader uses the service to run its payroll for a particular performance or recording session.

New York State labor law requires musicians to be paid as employees, on the books and on W2’s. Legit can handle that for you and relieve you of the responsibilities that come from running a payroll.

We can handle any kind of gig: weddings, club dates, classical performances, theatre, recording sessions…anything at all.

Let’s say you get called to play a wedding, but you’ve never filed a contract with the union before. Legit will walk you through the contract and show you how to fill it out. And here’s the best part: when it comes time to pay your musicians, you simply write one check. Then Legit handles everything else: mailing the checks to the musicians, withholding taxes, mailing payments to the state and the feds, taking care of unemployment and workers’ comp payments, and paying the union benefits and work dues.

It’s a complete one-stop service that’s fast and efficient. If you would like to learn more, please contact Ronnie Gent at (212) 245-4802, ext. 175 or Legit@Local802afm.org.