A fold-out poster that explains employee tax misclassification and its impact on benefits, like Social Security and unemployment compensation.

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The project team meets to discuss the fold-out poster at an early meeting.

What’s the difference between an independent contractor and an employee? And does it really matter? Getting misclassified as an independent contractor could mean paying almost double in taxes and losing benefits you’re entitled to, like Social Security, workers' compensation, and unemployment compensation.
To help workers understand how to avoid misclassification, Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Taxpayer Support Clinic collaborated with CUP and designers Mike Tully and Peter Gamlen to create Reclaim Your Worker Rights. The fold-out poster breaks down different tax forms for employees and independent contractors and explains how to avoid misclassification. It also shows workers how to fight back if they’ve been misclassified, and how to get support to claim the benefits they deserve. 
Philadelphia Legal Assistance is distributing Reclaim Your Worker Rights to thousands of low-income workers locally through their clients and at outreach events. They are also distributing the tool nationally through other Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, other social service and legal assistance providers, and their network of Low Income Taxpayer Clinics.

The cover and spread from Reclaim Your Worker Rights.

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Reclaim Your Worker Rights

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<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/clair-beltran" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Clair Beltran</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/sucharitha-yelimeli" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sucharitha Yelimeli</a>

Community Partner<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/philadelphia-legal-assistance-taxpayer-support-clinic"> Philadelphia Legal Assistance-Taxpayer Support Clinic</a> Lazlo Beh Omeed Firouzi Anthony Marqusee

Designers<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/sean-suchara"></a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/mike-tully" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/mike-tully" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mike Tully</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/peter-gamlen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Peter Gamlen</a>

Project Collaborators

<h4> Special Thanks </h4>
William Cobb, Tianna Gaines-Turner, Carolyn Gil, Tepi Karl-Ennis, Barbara Kigozi, Gail Logan, Jessica Templeton, Angela Vogel, and Maya Sari Ahmed
<h4>Product Details </h4>
8″ × 11″ color pamphlet; unfolds to 32″ × 22″ poster
<h4>Funding Support </h4>
Support for this project was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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