The XXX-Files: Cal/OSHA's Regulatory Response to HIV in the Adult Film Industry

Authors

Christina Jordan, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the challenges in regulating California's straight adult film industry following an HIV outbreak, highlighting tensions between the industry's resistance to regulation and CalOSHA's efforts to enforce workplace safety standards. It critiques the industry's reliance on self-regulation and explores the legal implications of determining whether performers are employees or independent contractors. The analysis underscores the potential public health consequences of inadequate oversight and the industry's threats to evade regulation by moving underground.

Disciplines

Communications Law | Health Law and Policy | Labor and Employment Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Christina Jordan, The XXX-Files: Cal/OSHA's Regulatory Response to HIV in the Adult Film Industry, 12 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 421 (2005).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol12/iss1/22