Just a quick update on the outcome of my situation. After explaining my assessment (thanks to our communications) to my prior employer, they agreed that they should have reported non-compensation legal settlement money on 1099-MISC and not on 1099-NEC. I was quick enough to intercept the incorrect NEC before they filed with IRS, so they are issuing correct 1099-MISC for "other income" in Box 3. Still possible something will go haywire, but right now it seems that I will have a way to correctly report in TurboTax as miscellaneous income. I do hope the "bug" with NEC "missing info!" gets corrected for all the reasons we discussed. Thanks again.
