Please note, SAG-AFTRA has deemed Access Talent, Inc.’s agency franchise surrendered in the New York Local as of July 14, 2023 under the AFTRA Agency Regulations Rule 12-C.
The effect of the surrender is as follows:
- No member of SAG-AFTRA may hereafter engage, use, or deal through this agency.
- All contracts in force between this agency and the members of SAG-AFTRA are ipso facto and without further notice terminated except that the agency may retain and collect any commissions earned under said contracts prior to the surrender of the franchise.
- Members shall not be under any obligation to pay commissions to the agent on any money earned by members after the termination of the agency contracts, even though such monies are earned by members on employment contracts in existence at the date of termination of the agency contracts.
Please note that TV/TH check authorizations on file with SAG-AFTRA are automatically terminated. However, performers wanting to terminate promo/commercial check authorizations will have to act to do so.
Please do not hesitate to contact the SAG-AFTRA Professional Representatives Department at 323-549-6745 or agency@sagaftra.org if you have any outstanding questions. Thank you.
About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.