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May 17, 2019

Is the current enforcement of the TAA defensible?

Without the written prohibitions and notice of penalty when non-licensees engage in a restricted activity, Justice Kathryn Werdegar’s instincts were right; the penalties should not just be less severe, there should be none.

Rick Siegel

Rick is a former personal manager who is often engaged as an expert witness on the history, construction and application of the Talent Agencies Act.

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Is the current enforcement of the TAA defensible?
During oral argument in Marathon Entertainment v. Rosa Blasi, 42 Cal. 4th 974, 988 (2008), Justice Katherine Werdegar noted that California's Talent Agencies Act was enforced even harsher than the California State Contractors Act and wondered aloud it that should be.

During oral argument in Marathon Entertainment v. Rosa Blasi, 42 Cal. 4th 974, 988 (2008), Justice Katherine Werdegar noted that California's Talent Agencies Act was enforced even harsher than the California State Contractors Act and wondered aloud it that should be. Without the written prohibitions and notice of penalty when non-licensees engage in a r...

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