Assembly bill that would reform the state’s Labor Code to prevent production companies and record labels from holding artists signed to personal service contracts off the job market and unpaid for long periods of time. The bill, the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions Act, was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez .
According to SAG-AFTRA, the average number of episodes in a season has decreased across all platforms by nearly 40% in recent years, and the amount of time actors are “held” on contract between productions and unable to perform has increased from 160 days to more than 210 days today.
In 1987, the record labels successfully lobbied to amend the law to effectively exclude recording artists. As a result, recording artists are potentially liable for massive damages if they work for themselves or with another label. The FAIR Act would extend the protection of the statute to recording artists.
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