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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Lights, Camera, Legal Action: Avoiding Employment Pitfalls in the Film and Studio Industry

In the wake of the deadly Rust tragedy last year, independent studios and production companies began revisiting their practices, policies, and attitudes regarding safety on set....more

Conn Kavanaugh

Lawsuits in the Aftermath of Rust

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Anton Chekhov famously observed that any gun introduced to a story must be fired. And indeed Hollywood producers and directors have followed that rule without fail for about 100 years, recently with tragic consequences on the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

And, Action! New 2021 California Employment and COVID-19 Safety Laws Demand Entertainment Employers Take Immediate Steps

The entertainment industry worked at a fast clip throughout 2020 to swiftly adapt production protocols to comply with federal, state, and local COVID-19 orders, and to keep cast and crew safe. While a widespread vaccine...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Lights, Camera and Return to Action: Georgia TV and Film Production in the Wake of COVID-19

Georgia’s film and television industry is poised to return to work. On April 27, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order, which cleared the way for most Georgia businesses to re-open following a four-week...more

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“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”: COVID-19 reopening protocols require Hollywood to adopt significant changes to production

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Hollywood got the greenlight to resume film and television productions from Los Angeles County Public Health officials last week. But art – like life – in a COVID-19 world could look very different under the detailed new...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Hollywood Reopening Developments: LA Health Department and Industry Guilds Weigh In

California state and local officials, along with the unions representing the vast majority of cast and crew in the entertainment industry, are forging ahead with plans to reopen the industry, developing guidelines and...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Mask On, Roll Camera: LA County Greenlights Hollywood Production Restart

As we previously reported, last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s State Public Health Officer cleared the music, film and television industry to resume work no earlier than this Friday, June 12, 2020, subject to...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

The Wait is (Almost) Over! California Greenlights Resumption of Music, Film and Television Production

On Friday June 5, Gov. Newsom announced that California has authorized the music, film and television production industries to reopen on or after this coming Friday, June 12, 2020. The same day, Gov. Newsom announced the...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Lights, Camera, PPE: Hollywood Guilds and Studios Take Action On Resuming Production

As we discussed in a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter in April, the entertainment industry faces unique challenges as it plans to resume operations. On May 20, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that...more

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The Eclipse, Worker Safety and Triffids.

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The Eclipse, Workers Safety and Triffids. Tomorrow is the much-awaited Eclipse and employers are beginning to worry that they may not have taken all appropriate steps to protect their employees. Shockingly, OSHA does not...more

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