Members
What We Do
Customer Service
Handles calls from members, companies, representatives, beneficiaries, and others pertaining to residuals matters.
Processing Services
Processes all residuals paid, verifies residuals amounts, payees, and timeliness of payments.
Collections
Pursues claims for outstanding residuals and clips up to the arbitration stage.
Excerpt “Clip” Payments
Handles processing, collections, and inquiries pertaining to excerpt payments and compilation shows.
Direct Deposit
Read this FAQ to learn how direct deposit of residuals works and how to register.
Lookups
Residuals Lookup
The Residuals Lookup allows members to determine their residuals earnings by project, specific years, or market back to 1981.
Undeliverable Residuals & Other MBA Payments
Search for undeliverable funds that the Guild might holding funds on behalf of writers or beneficiaries that we have been unable to deliver.
Guides
Residuals Survival Guide
This guide provides writers with a basic knowledge of residual compensation—what it is, who receives it, and when it is due.
When Are Residuals Due?
Wondering when your residuals are due? Here's a handy guide when to look for that green envelope or direct deposit.
Residual Payments After Death
Residuals Payment Inquiry Desk
If you would like to make a claim for outstanding residuals, use this form to initiate an investigation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read these FAQs about WGAW Residuals.
Residuals are compensation paid for the reuse of a credited writer's work. Detailed answers to this and other general residuals questions can be found in the “Residuals Survival Guide.”
There is no “pipeline.” Since 2003, the Residuals Department has been using a “Rapid Residuals” system, which generally allows your checks to be mailed within 10 days of when they are received. We are unable to verify if anything is waiting to be mailed to you. For the status of current or past checks, please consult your myWGA account for details.
First and foremost, residuals are only due on WGA-covered projects. This means that the Company that hires you needs to be signatory to the WGA Agreement. To find out a Company's signatory status, contact the Guild's Signatories Department at (323) 782-4514. Remember: it is a violation of Working Rule no. 8 to work for a non-signatory Company.
Typically, residuals for theatrical projects are due to the Guild on a quarterly basis. Television projects are due either within 30 days of usage (if used on a Network) or within four months (most other usage). Please see the “Residuals Survival Guide” for more details.
Contact WGAW Residuals
