N.Y. ACA Law § 37.05

§ 37.05. Theatrical employment; financial investigations and security.\nA theatrical employment agent shall investigate whether or not any\nemployer (person, firm or corporation) who is offering employment to an\napplicant for employment, has defaulted in the payment of salaries, fees\nor other compensation to any performer or group of performers or has\nleft stranded any performing companies or individuals or groups, during\nthe five years preceding the date of the application. An agent shall not\nprocure or undertake to procure employment or engagements on the part of\nany performer or groups of performers for an employer who has failed to\npay salaries, fees or other compensation, or who has left stranded any\nperformer or groups of performers or any performing companies or\nindividuals during the five years preceding the date of the application,\nunless such employer (person, firm or corporation) shall provide\nsufficient security for the direct benefit of the performer or\nperformers and in an amount ample to pay the performer or performers\ntheir full compensation for the specified employment or engagement\ndesignated in the employment or engagement contract. The provisions of\nthis section shall not apply to employment or engagements in modeling.\n