A newly effective California law that makes it harder for employers to classify people who work for them as independent contractors is badly needed, according to a just-released survey from the Actors’ Equity Association.
More than four out of five nonunion actors and stage managers in California have been classified as independent contractors and asked to work for less than minimum wage, according to survey results released Tuesday by Actors’ Equity, which represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers at theater companies across the U.S. Actors and stage managers in the state also don’t get adequate health benefits and they face pressure to work when they’re injured, survey respondents said. The survey results highlight the need for Assembly Bill 5, which became effective Jan. 1, the union said.
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