Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:104 – No person, company, corporation, or partnership shall operate, solicit, or advertise an employment service in this state unless licensed by the assistant secretary. The application f
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:104
- Applicant: means a person engaging or using the services of an employment service for the purpose of securing employment where such person has signed a written contract with the employment service to pay a fee for such service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Assistant secretary: means the assistant secretary of the office of workforce development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Consultant: means an individual employed by a licensed private employment service that regularly interviews and refers applicants to prospective employers or otherwise advises or counsels in the field of employment or that solicits or receives job orders from employers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employment service: means a person who for a fee:
(a) Offers or attempts to procure, directly or indirectly, employment for an applicant or candidate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Licensee: means an individual who has been issued a license by the Louisiana Workforce Commission to operate a private employment service in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, company, corporation, partnership, or agent thereof, including any person, as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:101
- Secretary: means the secretary of the commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1
No person, company, corporation, or partnership shall operate, solicit, or advertise an employment service in this state unless licensed by the assistant secretary. The application for a license shall be furnished by the assistant secretary. A license shall be required for each employment service office location. Each individual named as a licensee, manager, or on-site consultant shall demonstrate competent knowledge of the private employment service law and rules and regulations by scoring at least eighty percent on a written examination. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a copy of the employment service’s applicant contract, if applicable, which applicant contract shall include the schedule of applicant fees that the employment service proposes to use. No license shall be valid for any individual other than the individual to whom it is issued. All licenses shall be issued in the name of the licensee. Such license shall be issued to include all trade names in use at that location at the time of application for license or those later reported to the assistant secretary of the office of workforce development.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1062, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3.