Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill)
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Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) is a California law that protects child performers’ earnings by requiring a portion of their income to be set aside in trust and regulating how their parents and employers can use their money.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state law
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child labor law ⓘ entertainment law regulation ⓘ |
| affects |
commercial and modeling work by minors in California
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film industry in California ⓘ television industry in California ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
financial exploitation of child performers
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parents spending all of a child performer’s income ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
California Child Actor’s Bill
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Coogan Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
child performers
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employers of child performers ⓘ minor actors ⓘ parents of child performers ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | a minor is employed in entertainment-related work in California ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
court approval of certain minor entertainment contracts
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portion of earnings held until the minor reaches adulthood ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
California Labor Commissioner
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California courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | California Child Actor’s Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | contracts for services of minor performers in California ⓘ |
| historicalCause | financial exploitation of child actor Jackie Coogan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| legalDomain |
family and guardianship law
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labor and employment law ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
Coogan trust account
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court-approved blocked trust account ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force in California ⓘ |
| limits | parental control over a child performer’s earnings ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jackie Coogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
protect child performers’ earnings
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regulate financial arrangements for minor entertainers ⓘ |
| protects |
earnings of minor entertainers from dissipation
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financial interests of minor performers ⓘ |
| regulates |
use of child performers’ earnings by employers
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use of child performers’ earnings by parents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Family Code provisions on approval of minor contracts
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California Labor Code provisions on minors in entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
employers to deposit a statutory percentage of a minor’s gross earnings into a trust
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establishment of a blocked trust account before a minor can work on certain entertainment contracts ⓘ portion of child performer’s income be set aside in trust ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
child labor in the entertainment industry
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minor’s contracts in entertainment ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection |
mandatory savings requirement
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regulation of guardians’ access to funds ⓘ |
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