N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 37.05: Theatrical employment; financial investigations and security

§ 37.05. Theatrical employment; financial investigations and security.

A theatrical employment agent shall investigate whether or not any

employer (person, firm or corporation) who is offering employment to an

applicant for employment, has defaulted in the payment of salaries, fees

or other compensation to any performer or group of performers or has

left stranded any performing companies or individuals or groups, during

the five years preceding the date of the application. An agent shall not

procure or undertake to procure employment or engagements on the part of

any performer or groups of performers for an employer who has failed to

pay salaries, fees or other compensation, or who has left stranded any

performer or groups of performers or any performing companies or

individuals during the five years preceding the date of the application,

unless such employer (person, firm or corporation) shall provide

sufficient security for the direct benefit of the performer or

performers and in an amount ample to pay the performer or performers

their full compensation for the specified employment or engagement

designated in the employment or engagement contract. The provisions of

this section shall not apply to employment or engagements in modeling.