The Bottom Line SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) made a splash two years ago when they modified the 2016 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (Commercials Contract) by introducing the “Low Budget Digital Waiver” (2017 LBD Waiver). The 2017 LBD Continue Reading
SAG-AFTRA Imposes New Restrictions on Third-Party Signatories through New Letter of Adherence
The Bottom Line The terms of the LOA are set to become effective on January 1, 2020. This deadline gives the signatories, advertisers and non-union agencies limited time to assess how the LOA’s new restrictions will impact their respective roles in the production process, and chart their best Continue Reading
Are (More) Good Things on the Horizon for SAG-AFTRA Agencies and Advertisers?
5th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Heading into the last round of collective bargaining that resulted in the 2016 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (Commercials Contract), signatory advertising agencies and advertisers voiced concerns about the challenges they faced when competing Continue Reading
SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Modified to Provide “Free Bargaining” as to Compensation for Low-Budget Digital Productions
The Bottom Line Effective immediately, the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract has been modified to include a waiver allowing for "free bargaining" of economic terms for digital productions with a budget of $50,000 and under. A mid-contract waiver of this magnitude is rare and signals a clear Continue Reading
Will WGA/DGA “Pattern” Head Off Potential Hollywood Strike As SAG-AFTRA Approaches Deadline For New CBA?
The Bottom Line Although early signs indicate that SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP should be able to reach a new collective bargaining agreement relatively smoothly, if the union determines that the new media environment requires substantial changes specific to actors’ needs, Hollywood could be in for the Continue Reading
ANA Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference
Davis+Gilbert is a proud sponsor of the 2017 Association of National Advertisers Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. on March 28-29. Session Overview Ronald R. Urbach, chairman of Davis+Gilbert and co-chair of the firm’s Advertising + Marketing Continue Reading