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The model comes in, signs paperwork affirming her status as an independent contractor, she then signs away her rights to the specific scene being filmed, performs the scene, cleans up, collects her money and leaves.

Once she gets into her car (or on the bus) the model is free to shoot with whomever, whenever, for whatever negotiated price. It's the picture perfect definition of an independent contractor. Any producer that had the balls and money to challenge a Cal-OSHA rule requiring that independent contractors must be treated as employees would win - any day of the week.



There are several standards for EE vs. IC. For reasons of witholding taxes, they may be ICs. However, a court in California has already determined that for work place injuries, performers are really EEs, if only for the day. And so are the guys that paint your house. Every home owner's policy has a work comp rider as a part of it, just in case your "contractor" doesnt have WC insurance.



that would be on top of the state minimum monetary coverages that a licensed, bonded and insured "contractor" would already have...

Did this shoot have all their proper paperwork in order?

as in a "permit"...( http://www.eidc.com ).