AB 1319 (Chapter 286, Statutes of 2009), with an effective date of January 1, 2010, repeals and adds Chapter 4.5, commencing with Section 1701) of Part 6, Division 2, of the Labor Code. The Bill rewrites California’s Advance-Fee Talent Services Act eliminating the existing provisions governing Advance-Fee Talent Services and creating a new category of talent services subject to regulation as well as requirements for performance by those talent services.

Chapter 4.5 creates a new category of “Fee-Related Talent Services”. Article 1 of the chapter provides detailed definitions outlining the requirements of activities subject to regulation - click on the following link for more information.

Law Affecting “Fee-Related Talent Services” and “Advance Fee Talent Services”