Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 18, 2018
#MeToo and liability under the Talent Agencies Act
Phillip R. Maltin
Partner
Raines Feldman LLP
Email: pmaltin@raineslaw.com
Phillip is a veteran litigator and trial lawyer, and a member of both the Labor & Employment and Business Litigation practice groups of Raines Feldman.
Talent agencies have a variegated reputation. According to a recent article in Variety, they operate in the spotlight of public admiration as "hard-charging, Type-A personalities ... [who] exert intense competitive pressure" over their staff, leading to notoriety and success. They also suffer from public antipathy given the perception that men in this male-dominated profession foster "sexually charged working environment[s]" that are particularly harsh for women.
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