Legal Opinion
Wachs v. Curry
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 17, 1993No. B064040PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
The Talent Agencies Act (Lab. Code, §§ 1700-1700.47) 1 requires persons who procure employment for artists in entertainment fields, such as motion pictures, television and radio, to be licensed as talent agents by the labor commissioner. The Act exempts from licensing those persons who procure only recording contracts. Plaintiffs, who are not licensed talent agents, challenge the licensing requirement on the grounds it violates their rights to due process and equal protection of the laws.
The trial court held the licensing requirement is constitutional and granted the labor…
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