Referral Rules

All referents must keep a current e-mail address on file with the IATSE Local 796.

The 1% referral fee can be paid in either of two methods: employer payroll withholding or self-pay.

If a freelancer chooses the withholding method for payment of the referral fee, employers will deduct 1% of gross wages from all applicable paychecks and pay that amount to the local. Such technicians will remain on the IATSE Local 796 referral list until they request to be removed.

If a referent chooses the self-pay method, he/she agrees to calculate 1% of gross wages earned while working under an IATSE contract and pay that amount to the IATSE Local 796. Payments are due within thirty days from the month in which the work was performed. For example, payments for work done in November must be received by December 30th. A late fee of $50.00 will be assessed for payments received by the IATSE lock box later than 30 days after the month in which the work was performed. Self-payers will not receive an invoice from the IATSE Local 796. It is the responsibility of the self-payer to calculate the amount owed.

Send all payments and ONLY payments to:

IATSE Local 796 Lock box
P.O. Box 202764
Dallas, TX 75320-2764

Failure to pay the referral fee on time may result in removal from the referral list. If a technician is delinquent in payment, he/she will be notified via e-mail that they are in arrears and subject to being removed from the referral list. If full payment is not received within ten business days after notification, the delinquent referent will be removed from the referral list.

To be reinstated to the referral list, a technician must pay the entire overdue balance and the $50.00 late fee. All late payments received by the IATSE must allow a processing period of five business days. Once these obligations are met in full, a technician will be reinstated to the referral list.

Because all contracted employers have agreed to give preference of hiring to those on the referral list, removal from the referral roster may result in the loss of already booked and future contract work.