For Principal Performers

Please complete the form below and return to SAG.

Please fill out the form completely, in order to prevent any delay in processing your claim. Be sure to indicate the claim issue involved under “Description of Claim”, as well as any further information that may assist us.

  1. LATE FEES: Session or residual? If session was paid late, include a copy of your check stub(s). If residuals were paid late, please include copies of all applicable check stubs.
  2. PROBLEM WITH RESIDUAL PAYMENTS: Include cycle dates and copies of check stubs.
  3. PROBLEM WITH SESSION PAYMENT: Include copy of your contract, as well as any check stubs you have already received.
  4. UNAUTHORIZED USE: Did you see your commercial air but haven’t received payment? It is necessary to provide us with date, time, station and city where commercial was sighted.
  5. IMPROPER DOWNGRADE/OUTGRADE: Attach your headshot. Make sure to describe what you were wearing on the shoot day. If you have a copy of the commercial, include that as well.

Once we have received your completed claim form it will be assigned to a Business Representative. This Representative will review the claim and process accordingly.

If you have any questions when filling out the claim form, you can click on the Contracts button to view a list of SAG contract departments, along with a direct dial phone number for each.

For Background Actors

Please complete the form below and return to SAG.

Please fill out the form completely, in order to prevent any delay in processing your claim. Be sure to indicate the claim issue involved under “Description of Claim, as well as any other information that may assist us.

  1. UPGRADE: If you are filing a claim for upgrade, you must attach a headshot. You must also attach a copy of your session pay stub (claims received in this office prior to session being paid, will not be processed). Attach a copy of your contract/voucher. Make sure to describe what you were wearing on the shoot day.
  2. LATE FEES: If you are filing a claim for late payment of your session fees, you must attach a copy of your check stub and (if you have it) a copy of the envelope the check came in (with the postmarked date visible).
  3. SESSION ISSUES/PAYMENT ISSUES: Include copy of contract/voucher.

Once we have received your completed claim form, it will be assigned to a Business Representative. This Representative will review the claim and process accordingly.

If you have any questions when filling out the claim form, you can click on the Contracts button to view a list of SAG contract departments, along with a direct dial phone number for each.

Contracts