Further, the defendants are prohibited from misrepresenting the availability of specific modeling assignments or that a screen test or audition is likely to lead to modeling or acting employment. This notice also must set forth the range of training costs, the fact that defendants' talent scouts may not have industry expertise to assess consumers' marketability as models or actors, that there are no guarantees of employment or earnings for Model 1 trainees, and that it is unlikely that consumers will receive substantial paid employment as a model or actor in the Washington, D.C. market. The settlement also contains various record keeping requirements to assist the Commission in monitoring the defendants' compliance. The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the proposed settlement was 4-0. This final consent order is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Consent orders have the force of law when signed by the judge.