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CAA and TV Writers Reach Accord in Age Discrimination Class Action Case

By Amanda Bronstad
March 30, 2012

A class action filed by older television writers alleging widespread age discrimination by the Creative Artists Agency Inc. (CAA) settled recently, marking the end of related litigation against the major players in the entertainment industry. Under the deal, preliminarily approved in March, the class members and the plaintiffs, as well as their attorneys, would receive nothing. But CAA agreed to donate $150,000 and 60 hours in consulting services to TV Writers Fund for the Future, a nonprofit, Washington-based organization that was created under an earlier settlement to provide writers with emergency loans and networking opportunities.

A decade ago, thousands of writers over age 40 sued the television networks, production studios and talent agencies for alleged age discrimination. Since 2008, 22 of the cases have settled for a combined $74.5 million, including a $70 million 2010 agreement resolving 19 class actions against 17 networks and studios and seven talent agencies.

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