Jackie, our resident expert, goes into detail on the "right-to-work" laws, plus weighs in on gimmicks to get noticed.

So I was working on the set of Cats and Dogs 2 yesterday and the conditions were kind of bad I must say as it was raining and people were essentially expected to pretend it is a summer night. This meant no jackets too for many and a lot of people got soaked in the rain as apparently the camera did not pick it up.

Interestingly enough, some of the background workers simply walked off set as from what I heard they did not want to jeopardize their health for a movie. Understandable in many ways I suppose, but at the same time they had a lot of the information ahead of time and I would think it would be more professional to tell them beforehand if they didn’t want to work on that set as a result.

I’m back on the set today and it is another night shoot except I start even earlier.

Adrian Bailey, an actor working in The Little Mermaid who was severely injured when he fell through a trap door, is suing Disney as well as prop and set manufacturers.

Many specialized segments of our society don't reflect the population's full range of racial and ethnic diversity, but the dance world is certainly not one of them.

Originally from Chicago, African-American actor Nicole J. Butler moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago. She now enjoys an acting career in which she seldom plays roles that stereotype African Americans.