Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

(3) Such request must be supported by an acceptable medical certificate indicating the time
necessary for the leave.
(4) Actors are eligible to request only one such leave for any single medical condition within
the period of employment. However, if a work-related injury is at issue, Actor shall be
eligible for one extension of the leave and/or one additional leave if the Actor returns to
work prematurely or the same work-related injury recurs. Producer may, in Producer’s
discretion, limit total leave(s) for a single work-related injury to a 12-month period,
measured from the first day of the first leave.
(5) The Producer shall use best efforts to insure that the duration of the leave relates to the
nature of the disability. However, in order to accommodate the needs of the production, the
Producer may require that the leave be at least three months in length.
(6) Actors on approved leave must notify the Producer at least one month prior to the
expiration of the leave of their intention to return to work as scheduled or to resign.
(7) When a disability leave is requested, Equity will advise the Actor about sick leave
benefits, health benefits, medical coverage and, if applicable, the procedures for direct
payment.
(8) Prior to an Actor's return from a leave, Actor will be required to establish that Actor is
able to meet the artistic and physical requirements of the production. In addition, at
Producer's option, Actor may be required to submit to an appropriate examination by
Producer's medical representative at Producer's expense. Actor at Actor's option may seek
a second opinion at Actor's expense.
(9) The Actor's salary on the Actor's return to the production will be the same as when the
leave began.
(10) Temporary replacement Actors may be hired under "Replacement Contracts" for
periods up to the full term of the leave. The replacement Actor may be employed for the
designated term on a Standard Minimum or Term contract. Under no circumstances will the
Producer be required to employ both Actors simultaneously. Such replacements will not be
eligible for disability leave under the terms of this provision.
(11) During the term of disability, the Actor shall not be entitled to any salary for the
time during which services are not rendered. Upon Actor's return to the production, Actor
shall give no more than three days of free rehearsals.
(F) Unpaid Absence Only for Compelling Circumstances or Emergency. Where there is an
Understudy on contract and ready to perform, an Actor shall be entitled to take up to three days
of unpaid absence in each year of employment for compelling circumstances or emergency. An
example of a compelling circumstance or emergency shall include, but is not limited to, a
wedding, graduation or medical emergency. Such absence is subject to the following:
(1) Actor will give one week's written notice when possible.
(2) The Producer may limit the number of Actors out at any one time for Unpaid Absence
but may not limit it to fewer than one Actor per performance.
(3) Such absence may not be taken during the week between Christmas and New Year's
except in extraordinary circumstances.
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