The protocols, which apply “to all individuals present on a commercial covered under the 2019 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract,” include provisions for Covid testing during and prior to employment; once-a-day temperature checks; social distancing; employer-provided personal protective equipment, and the presence of an on-set Covid compliance monitor to enforce the protocols from crew-call until the wrap of production.
Unlike SAG-AFTRA’s film and TV protocols, the commercial protocols do not give employers the option to require Covid vaccinations as a condition of employment.
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