10 tips for managing independent contractor relationships with your sales agents. Effective August 28, 2024, a new law impacting the independent contractor relationship between a broker and associated licensees will go into effect.Use a Real Estate Agent Contractor Agreement to set the terms of a working relationship between an agent and a real estate company. Parties: Listing broker and sales licensee. The Contractor will be required to accept full responsibility for payment of all taxes and insurance premiums including, but not limited to; Unemployment. The written contract contains these provisions;. A real estate agent is thus different from the "gig worker" independent contractors who are becoming an everincreasing part of the labor force. 2022 Franklin County Appraisal Services contract. 4. 7.3.