This statement from the SAG-AFTRA National Election Committee is to inform you of various obligations imposed on you by federal law in connection with the upcoming SAG-AFTRA internal union elections. The National Elections Committee encourages you to carefully read this statement so you do not inadvertently violate SAG-AFTRA Election Guidelines or federal law.
Federal law prohibits any employer, including employers who are agents, managers, casting agents or producers, from contributing anything of value to candidates for any SAG-AFTRA elected office. Federal law not only may require that candidates who receive such contributions (and the contributors who make them) report them to the Department of Labor, but such contributions may result in that candidate’s election being overturned.
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