Guilds, Studios Extend COVID-19 Safety Protocol Requirements Through June

Return-to-Work agreement remains unchanged as industry continues to monitor vaccination efforts

LA Vaccination Sites Reopen After Midwest Winter Storms Delayed Shipments
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23: In an aerial view from a drone, cars are lined up at the mass COVID-19 vaccination site (R) at Dodger Stadium (L), with the downtown skyline in the background, on February 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The site, one of the largest vaccination sites in the country, reopened today along with five other city-run vaccination sites, after closures for several days due to delayed vaccine shipments caused by Midwest winter storms. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has extended the deadline for the Return-to-Work agreement that outlines COVID-19 safety protocols for film shoots through June 30.

The Return-to-Work agreement, which was finalized back in September, codifies the safety and testing requirements that film and TV shoots must adhere to in order to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks on set, as well as requires 10 days of paid leave for anyone who tests positive for the virus. SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, and the Teamsters and Basic Crafts are all signees onto the agreement.

No changes have been made to the safety protocols even as Los Angeles is on the verge of reaching the fourth and most lenient tier in California’s reopening system as early as Tuesday.

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