Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

(B) The management shall use its best efforts to minimize table or bar service of food or drink
during the performance, and such service shall not interfere in the production values as
established by the director.
59. SOCIAL SECURITY/UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
(A) The Actor shall be entitled to the benefit of all Federal and State laws constituting what is
commonly known and designated as Social Security Acts and Unemployment Insurance and the
Producer during the term of the Actor's contract shall pay any and all taxes or payments required
to be paid by employers under the provisions of said law.
(B) The Producer shall provide Social Security Benefits under the elective provisions of the Social
Security Law, if the Producer is not required to provide benefits under the law. In the event the
services of the Actor are not subject to the compulsory provisions of an Unemployment
Compensation law of any State, then the Producer hereby agrees that the Producer will elect to
cover the Actor and pay contribution on the earnings of the Actor under the elective provisions of
the Unemployment Insurance Law of the State of New York. In the event, however, the Producer
is not eligible to come under the New York State Unemployment Insurance Law, then the
Producer shall elect to come under the Unemployment Compensation Law of the State where the
Producer's principal place of business resides, or of the State of the Actor's residence, or of the
State where the contract of employment was entered into.
(C) The Producer shall elect coverage and pay contributions within the time required by applicable
state law. When such election is made to New York State, the Producer shall report the Actor by
name, social security number and by New York address to the appropriate agency during the first
week of the Actor's employment and, in no event, later than the quarter in which the work is
performed.
(D) The Producer shall execute and file the necessary forms required by the State Unemployment
Compensation (Insurance) Law under which the Producer has elected to cover the Actor and
shall notify the Actor of the Producer's election. The Producer shall furnish the Producer's
unemployment registration number to the Actor and to Equity as soon as such number is
assigned to the Producer.
(E) The Producer shall submit proof satisfactory to Equity that the Producer has applied for
unemployment insurance coverage, and deliver a true copy of the Producer's application to
Equity. The Producer warrants and represents that the Producer will not withdraw such
application nor modify nor change it without written consent of Equity.
(F) In the event any Producer fails to apply for Unemployment Insurance Coverage or withdraws
or modifies any application for such coverage without the written consent of Equity, or fails to
elect coverage within the time required by applicable state law, or fails to pay the required
insurance contributions to the appropriate state agencies within the time required, the Producer in
that event must pay to the Actor the equivalent of any Unemployment Insurance benefits the
Actor may lose as a result thereby. This obligation shall survive the termination of the Actor's
contract of employment.
(G) The Producer shall obtain and maintain Worker’s Compensation insurance coverage for all
Actors, Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers in the Producer's employ.
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