Sports, Entertainment, and Arts Law: Labor & Employment

vocabulary and explanations

Links to complaint form and other practical information.

fact sheets, forms, etc...

Click on each state name to see the various laws.

July 1, 2020 Hearing - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Westlaw log-in required. This link takes you to the West topic and keyword index entry. These cases are about the health and safety of customers and audience members.

Links to federal laws about occupational safety and health and also to disability resources.

Chapter from Fundamentals of Sports Law. Access requires Westlaw Log-in.

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Click on each state name to get to its workers' compensation site.

Detailed analysis about the facets and implication of these liability waivers. Includes links to primary law sources. This is an ALR (American Law Reports) publication. Westlaw log-in required.

Enter industry-specific terms in the search box, i.e. "ballet dancer" or violinist to see annotations for cases in which workers in that field of entertainment or sports have sued in re worker's comp benefits after being injured at work. Westlaw log-in required.

Chapter from Fundamentals of Sports Law. Westlaw log-in required.

A very clear treatise with footnotes linking to cases, statutes, and regulations. Westlaw log-in rquired.

This is Chapter 53 from "Labor and Employment Arbitration." It addresses the distinctions between entertainment unions and unions in general and provides samples of existing labor agreements involving major performing arts unions. Lexis log-in required.

See chapter 1 and Appendix A in this treatise on Lexis. Log-in required.

2024 Report by the U.S. Government Accounting Office regarding the Department of Education.

This is the Constitutional Law Chapter from Fundamentals of Sports Law. The very descriptive sections primarily reference cases. Westlaw log-in required.

Chapter 12 from Entertainment Law & Litigation. It covers harassment, specialized contract terms such as physical appearance, and includes sample documents. Lexis log-in required.

This is Chapter 2 of Social Media Entertainment: The New Intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley. It reviews a broad array of literature and reports findings from the authors' interviews with more than 150 online content creators regarding the many facets of this realm of work including acquiring skills, working conditions, business development, and more. My.pitt.edu log-in required.