<prompt> Human: I currently work as an executive assistant in an office five days a week. I am classified as a traditional employee and will receive a W-2 at the end of this year. The company is restructuring during the month of October and as part of this, I will be working from home three days a week and coming into the office for the other two days only going forward. My boss is telling me that I will be reclassified as a 1099 employee when this transition happens. I am a little uncomfortable with this idea as I have not dealt with it before and do not really know what to expect. From what I am seeing after doing some research online, this is not the way that I should be classified going forward and what my boss is telling me is incorrect. Just wondering if anyone has gone through a similar process and if they can offer any adviceinsights into this. Thank you!  <response>: If they are going to make you 1099 that change needs to come with a very large pay increase just to balance the benefit losses. My wife is an independent contractor and if she became and employee her pay would likely drop by 30 - 40. i.e. about 25hr less This is based on previous discussions with managementHR at the last contact negotiation and the salaries of W2 employees with similar responsibility where she works. 