Paradigm talent agency disclosed that it would be making permanent staff layoffs of 180 employees that were temporarily cut earlier in the year amid pandemic-related film and TV production shutdowns.
Sam Gores, the chairman and founder of Paradigm, said in a note to staff on Thursday that,"the profound effects of the coronavirus have continued to severely impact every aspect of our industry and our world for longer than we had even imagined six months ago." In March, in California alone, Paradigm temporarily laid off 130 staffers at its Beverly Hills office and 4 staffers in Monterey, according to a filing with the state's Employment Development Department disclosed in May.
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