Pennsylvania Act 1994-105 — EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LAW - AMEND ADVERTISEMENT OF FEES

Act text

Session of 1994

No. 1994-105

SB 653

AN ACT

Amending the act of July 31, 1941 (P.L.616, No.261), entitled "An act defining, regulating and providing for the licensing and registration of employment agents, and their representatives, including private employment agents, theatrical employment agencies and nurses' registries; providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations subject to appeal and for their reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Public Instruction; providing penalties, and repealing existing laws," further providing for the advertisement of fees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 20(d) of the act of July 31, 1941 (P.L.616, No.261), known as the Employment Agency Law, added October 16, 1972 (P.L.917, No.220), is amended to read:

Section 20. * * *

(d) No employment agent shall publish or cause to be published any false or fraudulent or misleading information, representation, notice or advertisement. All advertisements shall indicate that a fee will be charged whenever the employment agent charges an applicant a fee for its services under the provisions of subsection (m). All advertisements of such employment agent by means of cards, circulars or signs and in newspapers or other publications, and all letterheads, receipts and blanks shall be printed and contain the name and address of such employment agent and the words "employment agency."

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 7th day of December, A. D. 1994.

ROBERT P. CASEY