Unemployment compensation: employer: motion picture industry.

Existing unemployment insurance law requires any employing unit that is a motion picture payroll services company, as defined, to be treated as an employer of a motion picture production worker, as defined, and to file a statement of intent with the Employment Development Department. Existing law requires any employment unit operating as a motion picture payroll services company that quits business to file with the director a final return and report of wages, as provided, and to notify the motion picture production companies and allied motion picture services of its intent to quit business, as provided. Existing law requires the employing unit's status to be applied to its affiliated entities, as defined. Existing law requires the director to notify an entity, as provided, that does not satisfy the requirements of a motion picture payroll services company, as provided, of the facts and circumstances upon which the determination was made. Existing law authorizes the department to make a specified report to the Legislature. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012. This bill would delete the authorization of the department to make the report and the January 1, 2012, repeal date.