India Laws: Bollywood
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…