As previously reported, Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law AB 5. The controversial law narrowing the classification of independent contractors was aimed at companies like Uber and Lyft. But what does it mean for...more
10/23/2019
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Freelance Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Liability
Amid the confusion and tensions of the WGA-ATA dispute over packaging fees and agency ties to affiliated production entities, more than 7,000 termination letters have been sent out to non-franchised agents who once...more
The ongoing dispute between the Writers’ Guild of America (“WGA”) and the Association of Talent Agencies (“ATA”) took a new turn recently when the WGA announced that it would use the authority granted to it under the National...more
4/5/2019
/ Artists ,
Code of Conduct ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preemption ,
Punitive Damages ,
State Labor Laws ,
Talent Agencies Act ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Writers