CONSENT DECREE ? SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHWEST DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Thursday, September 12 2002
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ARTHUR S. LUJAN, in his official capacity as Labor Commissioner for the State of California, Plaintiff, v. AIA ACTORS STUDIO, INC., TALENT VENTURES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., ONE ON ONE PRODUCTIONS, INC., ACT NOW, HANNAH SUSSMAN dba REEL PROS, JEAN FLIEGER dba IN THE ACT, J.P. TURNBULL dba ACTORSITE, DAVID GOLDYN dba DAVID GOLDYN CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOPS, ROBIN NOLL dba THE CASTING BREAK, MARSHA SHAPIRO dba THE CASTING NETWORK, JEANETTE O'CONNOR dba SCENEWORK COMPANY, LA ACTORS ONLINE, BOB RUMNOCK, PETER ELLIOT aka MICHAEL STEWART, KYLIE DELRE dba SHOW & TELL, KENNA DEAN dba ACT NOW, AARON SPEISER dba AARON SPEISER ACTING WORKSHOP, Defendants
Each of the defendant Casting Director Workshop Operators [hereinafter "Workshop Operators"] having appeared in this action, and having stipulated in writing with plaintiff that a consent decree may issue declaring the rights and obligations of the parties as set forth herein to ensure compliance with the provisions of section 450 of the California Labor Code, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Workshop Providers signatory to the aforementioned written stipulation shall comply with the following guidelines:
1. Workshop Providers shall not permit or allow casting directors to use workshops to conduct auditions or job interviews.
2. The following disclaimer must be included by the Workshop Provider in all advertising for workshops: "This is not a job interview or audition. The presence of a casting director is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment. The vast majority of Workshop participants do not receive jobs as a result of meeting Casting Directors at these workshops. The intent of the class is solely educational."
3. An additional disclaimer must be individually signed by each member of a class and on application blanks to be kept on file by the workshop. Such disclaimer to read: THIS IS NOT A JOB INTERVIEW OR AUDITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRESENCE OF A CASTING DIRECTOR IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A GUARANTEE OR PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THE INTENT OF THIS CLASS IS SOLELY EDUCATIONAL.
4. A thorough discussion of the disclaimers shall take place at the beginning of each class.
5. Workshop Providers must provide instruction of an educational nature. The Workshop Provider shall require the instructor to provide a written curriculum for each class, which must be available to any participant upon request and kept on file for two years. At a minimum, each workshop must include substantially all of the following: 1. A reading of the disclaimer, 2. Questions and Answers concerning the disclaimer, 3. General Question and Answer period, 4. If a cold reading is included in the workshop, the workshop must provide individual critiques, performance adjustments, and/or feedback. This
Each of the defendant Casting Director Workshop Operators [hereinafter "Workshop Operators"] having appeared in this action, and having stipulated in writing with plaintiff that a consent decree may issue declaring the rights and obligations of the parties as set forth herein to ensure compliance with the provisions of section 450 of the California Labor Code, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Workshop Providers signatory to the aforementioned written stipulation shall comply with the following guidelines:
1. Workshop Providers shall not permit or allow casting directors to use workshops to conduct auditions or job interviews.
2. The following disclaimer must be included by the Workshop Provider in all advertising for workshops: "This is not a job interview or audition. The presence of a casting director is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment. The vast majority of Workshop participants do not receive jobs as a result of meeting Casting Directors at these workshops. The intent of the class is solely educational."
3. An additional disclaimer must be individually signed by each member of a class and on application blanks to be kept on file by the workshop. Such disclaimer to read: THIS IS NOT A JOB INTERVIEW OR AUDITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRESENCE OF A CASTING DIRECTOR IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A GUARANTEE OR PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THE INTENT OF THIS CLASS IS SOLELY EDUCATIONAL.
4. A thorough discussion of the disclaimers shall take place at the beginning of each class.
5. Workshop Providers must provide instruction of an educational nature. The Workshop Provider shall require the instructor to provide a written curriculum for each class, which must be available to any participant upon request and kept on file for two years. At a minimum, each workshop must include substantially all of the following: 1. A reading of the disclaimer, 2. Questions and Answers concerning the disclaimer, 3. General Question and Answer period, 4. If a cold reading is included in the workshop, the workshop must provide individual critiques, performance adjustments, and/or feedback. This