PRINTER'S NO. 694
No. 653 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY ANDREZESKI, MELLOW, BELAN, STOUT AND RHOADES,
MARCH 11, 1993
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 11, 1993
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 1941 (P.L.616, No.261), entitled
2 "An act defining, regulating and providing for the licensing
3 and registration of employment agents, and their
4 representatives, including private employment agents,
5 theatrical employment agencies and nurses' registries;
6 providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and
7 registrations subject to appeal and for their reinstatement;
8 defining the powers and duties of the Department of Labor and
9 Industry and the Department of Public Instruction; providing
10 penalties, and repealing existing laws," further providing
11 for the advertisement of fees.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 20(d) of the act of July 31, 1941
15 (P.L.616, No.261), known as the Employment Agency Law, added
16 October 16, 1972 (P.L.917, No.220), is amended to read:
17 Section 20. * * *
18 (d) No employment agent shall publish or cause to be
19 published any false or fraudulent or misleading information,
20 representation, notice or advertisement. All advertisements
21 shall indicate that a fee will be charged whenever the
22 employment agent charges a fee for its services, under the
1 provisions of subsections (m) and (n). All advertisements of
2 such employment agent by means of cards, circulars or signs and
3 in newspapers or other publications, and all letterheads,
4 receipts and blanks shall be printed and contain the name and
5 address of such employment agent and the words "employment
6 agency."
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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