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Back Pay is Hell, and Utah Devs Still Aren't Getting Any
When we last left Sensory Sweep, the Utah studio that just stopped paying employees, it cut a deal with the government to pay back nearly $1 million by September. That hasn't happened, and its founder is facing tax evasion charges. More »Paid Less to Die More: The Actors' Union's Beef with Video Games
The Screen Actors' Guild's rejection of a contract with game makers can be seen as a tempest in a teapot - 80 percent of voice work is non-union. But the LA Times goes further to see what's really at stake. More »SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
A contract proposal hammered out between the Screen Actors Guild and video game publishers was shot down after a union vote. A key sticking point seemed to be "atmospheric" work, in which one actor voices multiple minor characters. More »Union Contracts Now Include "Vocally Stressful," "Atmospheric" Work
Two major unions supplying voice actors for video games have both won pay raises under provisional new contracts, which also spell out terms for "vocally stressful" work and "atmospheric" roles in which one person voices multiple minor characters. More »Getting Paid at GameStop: Not as Simple as it Should Be
GameStop employees can't get paper checks. True, most of the civilized world is on direct deposit by now. But for GameStoppers who aren't, the only alternative is a cash card that nickel-and-dimes them. More »Developer Reaches Back-Pay Deal With Government
Sensory Sweep, accused of not paying its 200 workers since at least October, has entered into a consent agreement with the federal Department of Labor under which current and former employees will be repaid. More »Sensory Sweep Responds to Labor Claim