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Category Archives: Entertainment Laws

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India Laws: Bollywood

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryJuly 31, 2022

While unfamiliar to most U.S. audiences, India’s entertainment industry is, and has always been, booming! “Bollywood” (so named for the cross between Hollywood and Bombay, now called Mumbai) is the…

Illinois Laws

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment Laws, State Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryJune 5, 2022

Chicago film production is booming, as you might expect under a mayor that is the brother to one of the industry’s most powerful agents (Ari Emmanuel, CEO of Endeavor).  In…

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Your CA Work Permit

Entertainment Laws, NewsBy Anne HenryDecember 13, 2020

New Requirement for Your California Work Permit (ages 14 – 18) Preventing Sexual Harassment and Child Abuse   Many parents with California Entertainment Work Permits are aware that some laws were…

Massachusetts Laws

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment Laws, State Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryOctober 20, 2020

There are two main laws that affect child performers in Massachusetts, and both are initiated by the production, not the parent: 1.  A waiver process for employers to hire anyone…

Pennsylvania Laws

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment Laws, State Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryApril 12, 2020

Pennsylvania updated their child labor laws in 2012.  Like many states, film incentives had a huge impact on the state, drawing new productions, revenue and problems. Most famously, the reality…

New York Work Permit

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment Laws, Family Legal Information, Laws and Lobbying, State Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryFebruary 25, 2020

New York Work Permits Similar to California, New York has two kinds of work permits for young performers but the timing is a little different: 1.  12 Month Permit (application…

Hollywood Child Protection Act Ignored

Entertainment Laws, Laws and Lobbying, News, Producer Tools, Safety and ScamsBy Anne HenryMay 8, 2018

Bizparentz Note for 3/15/20:  This article was the catalyst for hundreds of providers to obtain permits.  As of this date, more than 600 service providers have obtained permits! Publicists and…

Social Media Influencers Law

Child Actor Introduced BillsBy Anne HenryApril 1, 2018

AB 2388 – Child Performers’ Act: Social Media Influencers PASSED on September 5, 2018 Kansen Chu, Assembly Member District 28 To view the final law, with the language as passed, click…

Georgia Laws

Child Actor Entertainment Laws by State, Entertainment Laws, State Entertainment LawsBy Anne HenryApril 1, 2018

Georgia Child Labor Laws for Entertainment   Since 2020, Georgia and specifically Atlanta, has been the third leg of the film and entertainment industry triad. In 2022, 412 productions were…

California Coogan Law

Entertainment Laws, Financial, Money MattersBy Paula DornMarch 24, 2018

The Coogan Law is a California law named for child actor Jackie Coogan. Jackie was a very famous and busy actor in the 1920s and 1930s (adults today might know…

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