With L.A. County in the Red Tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, movie theaters, museum, zoos, aquariums and indoor dining have been allowed to reopen at 25% capacity. Gyms, fitness centers, yoga and dance studios have been […]
While the coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of the US economy, with over 33 million workers applying for unemployment insurance since March 15, millions of workers are still on the job providing essential services. Nearly every state governor has issued executive orders that outline […]
The British Film Institute and BAFTA have announced the next stage of their work to tackle harassment and racism in the workplace, deploying a new employer Action List for the film and TV sectors that comes with widespread support for […]
“In the hardest year, Hollywood’s unions had their finest hour,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “Together and separately, they navigated those first uncertain days of the entertainment industry shutdown a year ago this week […]
President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan is about to become law, after the House gave final passage to the legislation, which will provide an unprecedented lifeline to American households. There is plenty in the legislation that […]
Governor Gavin Newsom delivered some good news to about 15 million Californians. Newsom said the state on Friday will advance Los Angeles county into the “red” tier of its matrix and clear a path for more businesses to reopen on Saturday. […]
“If, a year ago, there had been a guarantee that by March 2021 there would be three COVID-19 vaccines being administered to millions daily, Hollywood would have been overjoyed,” write Eriq Gardner, Ashley Cullins and Bryn Sandberg in […]
President Biden on Friday fired Sharon Gustafson, who was appointed by former President Trump as the general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The White House told Gustafson that she was being fired effective […]
Last Wednesday, as California Governor Gavin Newsom gave one of his regular Covid-19 updates, he expressed surprise at “something not a lot of folks are paying attention to.” That “something” is the growth of the so-called West Coast […]
A coalition of industry guilds and organizations is again calling on US legislators to implement accessible pandemic risk insurance coverage as COVID-19 continues to disrupt Hollywood production. “As you develop the agenda for the Senate […]
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