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Now that the ATA/NATR agencies’ SAG franchises have expired, is the SAG Agency Contract I signed with ATA/NATR still valid?

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Now that the ATA/NATR agencies’ SAG franchises have expired, is the SAG Agency Contract I signed with ATA/NATR still valid?

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That is solely a question of state contract law. SAG strongly urges you to proceed with caution and obtain independent legal advice prior to taking any action that may affect your future obligations/ relationships with your ATA/NATR agent. Since the SAG National Board has temporarily suspended application of Rule 16(a) of the Rules and Regulations section of the SAG Constitution, which requires SAG members to be represented only by a franchised agent, SAG members may, for the time being, continue to be represented by ATA/NATR agents. For the ATA/NATR agencies’ SAG franchises have expired, is the standard SAG Agency Contract I signed with my ATA/NATR agent still valid? Members who are contemplating signing new contracts with their ATA/NATR agents, you should insist, whenever possible, upon the standard SAG representation contract or a contract whose terms and conditions mirror those in (or are better than) Rule 16(g).