Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill)
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Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) is a California law that protects child performers’ earnings by requiring a portion of their income to be set aside in trust and regulating how their parents and employers can use their money.
All labels observed (1)
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| Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7372655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) Context triple: [Jackie Coogan, subjectOf, Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill)]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) Target entity description: Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) is a California law that protects child performers’ earnings by requiring a portion of their income to be set aside in trust and regulating how their parents and employers can use their money.
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A.
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.
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B.
Nunuku’s Law
Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.
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C.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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D.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is a key U.S. federal law that establishes national standards, funding, and guidelines for preventing, identifying, and responding to child abuse and neglect.
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E.
Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act is a landmark California law that guarantees individuals with developmental disabilities the right to receive community-based services and supports tailored to their needs.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state law
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child labor law ⓘ entertainment law regulation ⓘ |
| affects |
commercial and modeling work by minors in California
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film industry in California ⓘ television industry in California ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
financial exploitation of child performers
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parents spending all of a child performer’s income ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
California Child Actor’s Bill
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linked to:
California Child Actor's Bill
Coogan Act ⓘ Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
child performers
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employers of child performers ⓘ minor actors ⓘ parents of child performers ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | a minor is employed in entertainment-related work in California ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
court approval of certain minor entertainment contracts
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portion of earnings held until the minor reaches adulthood ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
California Labor Commissioner
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California courts ⓘ |
| fullName |
California Child Actor’s Bill
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linked to:
California Child Actor's Bill
|
| geographicScope | California, United States ⓘ |
| governs | contracts for services of minor performers in California ⓘ |
| historicalCause | financial exploitation of child actor Jackie Coogan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| legalDomain |
family and guardianship law
ⓘ
labor and employment law ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
Coogan trust account
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court-approved blocked trust account ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force in California ⓘ |
| limits | parental control over a child performer’s earnings ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jackie Coogan ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
protect child performers’ earnings
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regulate financial arrangements for minor entertainers ⓘ |
| protects |
earnings of minor entertainers from dissipation
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financial interests of minor performers ⓘ |
| regulates |
use of child performers’ earnings by employers
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use of child performers’ earnings by parents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Family Code provisions on approval of minor contracts
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linked to:
California Family Code
California Labor Code provisions on minors in entertainment ⓘ
linked to:
California Labor Code
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| requires |
employers to deposit a statutory percentage of a minor’s gross earnings into a trust
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establishment of a blocked trust account before a minor can work on certain entertainment contracts ⓘ portion of child performer’s income be set aside in trust ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
child labor in the entertainment industry
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minor’s contracts in entertainment ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection |
mandatory savings requirement
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regulation of guardians’ access to funds ⓘ |
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Subject: Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) Description of subject: Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill) is a California law that protects child performers’ earnings by requiring a portion of their income to be set aside in trust and regulating how their parents and employers can use their money.
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subject linked to:
Coogan Law (California Child Actor’s Bill)