www.awn.com/blog/true-costs-working-home

“…what are the long-term negative ramifications of working from home…

As entertainment industry freelancers, we know how to deal with these extra costs. When we supply our own equipment for a job, we charge a “kit fee.” A Kit Fee is billed as a daily expense, on top of our working fee, to cover our hard and soft costs such as supplies, software and computers.”

www.awn.com/news/marvel-lucasfilm-pixar-other-disney-units-hit-furloughs

“An undetermined number of employees at Disney production units including Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Searchlight, will be furloughed as of April 19; reports noted marketing and distribution departments were hit the hardest, as the studio’s feature film release calendar has been thrown into disarray.”

“…with no clear indication of when we can restart our businesses, we’re forced to make the difficult decision to take the next step and furlough employees whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time. The furlough process will begin on April 19, and all impacted workers will remain Disney employees through the duration of the furlough period. They will receive full healthcare benefits, plus the cost of employee and company premiums will be paid by Disney, and those enrolled in Disney Aspire will have continued access to the education program. Additionally, employees with available paid time off can elect to use some or all of it at the start of the furlough period and, once furloughed, they are eligible to receive an extra $600 per week in federal compensation through the $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, as well as state unemployment insurance.”