Weingarten Rights guarantee union employees the right to have a union representative present during an investigatory interview with management. Established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975, these rights apply when an employee reasonably believes the meeting could lead to discipline, but they are not automatically provided—you must explicitly request representation. Back to Post Home […]
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Film and television production sets are often chaotic places, with dozens or even hundreds of people working together to create a memorable shot. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wff-blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> Film and television production sets are often chaotic places, with dozens <img title=”By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57216857″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Harrison_Ford-scaled-e1678994977942.jpg” alt=”” width=”203″ height=”287″ />or
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The Kid was released in 1921, public domain. The Coogan Law was enacted in 1938 [now Family Code section 6750 et seq.] in response to the childhood star Jackie Coogan’s plight. Even though he earned millions as a child, Coogan was surprised to find out that when he reached adulthood that he was flat broke, because his
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Some royalty-free libraries will offer a track for multiple-projects. That can sound tempting, but you need to make sure it will be perpetual (forever) and for use beyond festivals, including television broadcast. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wff-blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> For my filmmaker friends:<br />I am a composer (and film producer). <img src=”https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/392384/f9056e4080085b844d1dcbe03ac97d4abccb3ae6/original/wwmf-wide-logo-with-ed.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg” width=”384″ height=”256″ />
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It is the trade secret that often provides the company with a competitive edge against other businesses in the same competing market with products or services…………….. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wff-blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <img width=”1024″ height=”485″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-1024×485.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-1024×485.jpg 1024w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-300×142.jpg 300w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-768×363.jpg 768w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-1536×727.jpg 1536w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-2048×969.jpg 2048w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-150×71.jpg 150w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-500×237.jpg 500w, https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-600×284.jpg 600w,
Work that involves nudity or simulated sex places performers in uniquely vulnerable situations. This work is, and always should be, something a performer is proud of…… Back to Post Home Thank goodness for the Screen Actors Guild legal department for ensuring our rights on a movie set. The 2020-SAG-Aftra contracts include many new rights for