Members can lookup their residuals through their online membership accounts.
This guide provides writers with a basic knowledge of residual compensation – what it is, who receives it, and when it is due.
This page describes the residual compensation payable to you under the MBA, as well as your right to select a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive such compensation upon your death.
The use of any portion of one television or theatrical project in another television or theatrical project is called an excerpt. If a given project was produced under WGA jurisdiction, the writer may be owed excerpt payments.
The 2017 MBA includes increased residuals for HBSVOD programs when they are reused on the original SVOD service. The increased residuals apply to programs or episodes written under license agreements made on or after May 2, 2017.
Frequently asked questions about Residuals.
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