§ 47-18-1702 — Part definitions

Tennessee § 47-18-1702

• Jurisdiction: Tennessee
• Title: 47

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Attorney general" means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee; (2) "Candidate" means any person, whether employed or unemployed, seeking or entering into any arrangement for employment or change of employment through the services of an employment agency; (3) [Deleted by 2019 amendment.] (4) "Employer" means any person who engages or seeks to engage candidates for employment; (5) "Employment agency" means any person who, for a fee paid by a candidate or other compensation provided by a candidate: (A) Places or attempts to place candidates seeking employment where the fee is not paid by the employer; (B) Recruits or attempts to recruit employees for employers seeking candidates where the fee is not paid by the employer; or (C) Purports to have access to job leads or compiles and provides lists or information about available jobs, if no fee is charged to the majority of potential employers for inclusion in the listings, and if an office is maintained for the purpose of marketing job information to the public and providing customers with access to that information; (6) "Fee" means anything of value paid or directed to be paid for the services of an employment agency; and (7) "Person" means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, association or firm, including any officer, director or employee of a corporation.

Legislative History

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 459,s 29, eff. 9/30/2019. Acts 1996, ch. 731, § 3.