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N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 37.03

Theatrical employment; contracts

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Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2018
§ 37.03. Theatrical employment; contracts. Contracts between a\ntheatrical employment agency and an artist shall include the gross\ncommission or fees to be paid by the artist to the theatrical employment\nagency consistent with section one hundred eighty-five of the general\nbusiness law attached, hereto. Such contracts shall contain no other\nconditions and provisions except such as are equitable between the\nparties thereto and do not constitute an unreasonable restriction of\nbusiness. In addition, such contracts in blank shall be first approved\nby the commissioner of labor and his or her determination shall be\nreviewable by certiorari. Each such contract shall also include the\nname, address, phone number and license number of the theatrical\nemployment agency in addition to the name of the artist, the type of\nservices covered by the contract, and all terms and conditions\nassociated with the payment of such commission or fees. The theatrical\nemployment agency shall keep on file a copy of each contract entered\ninto with an artist and provide a copy of each contract to the artist.\nSeparately from the contract, the agency shall provide to the artist, at\nthe time of each audition or interview for specific employment,\ninformation as to the name and address of the person to whom the artist\nis to apply for such employment, the service to be performed, the\nanticipated rate of compensation, where such compensation is known prior\nto the audition or interview, and any other material terms and\nconditions of such employment that are known by the agency prior to the\naudition or interview. Such information may be provided by electronic\ncommunication.\n
§ 37.03. Theatrical employment; contracts. Contracts between a\ntheatrical employment agency and an artist shall include the gross\ncommission or fees to be paid by the artist to the theatrical employment\nagency consistent with section one hundred eighty-five of the general\nbusiness law. Such contracts shall contain no other conditions and\nprovisions except such as are equitable between the parties thereto and\ndo not constitute an unreasonable restriction of business. In addition,\nsuch contracts in blank shall be first approved by the commissioner of\nlabor, except that in the city of New York, such contracts in blank\nshall be first approved by the commissioner of consumer affairs of such\ncity, pursuant to section one hundred eighty-nine of the general\nbusiness law, and his or her determination shall be reviewable by\ncertiorari. Each such contract shall also include the name, address,\nphone number and license number of the theatrical employment agency in\naddition to the name of the artist, the type of services covered by the\ncontract, and all terms and conditions associated with the payment of\nsuch commission or fees. The theatrical employment agency shall keep on\nfile a copy of each contract entered into with an artist and provide a\ncopy of each contract to the artist. Separately from the contract, the\nagency shall provide to the artist, at the time of each audition or\ninterview for specific employment, information as to the name and\naddress of the person to whom the artist is to apply for such\nemployment, the service to be performed, the anticipated rate of\ncompensation, where such compensation is known prior to the audition or\ninterview, and any other material terms and conditions of such\nemployment that are known by the agency prior to the audition or\ninterview. Such information may be provided by electronic communication.\n

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