Tennessee § 47-18-1703 Prohibited acts

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§ 47-18-1703 — Prohibited acts

Tennessee § 47-18-1703

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-1703 (2026).

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No employment agency, or employer thereof, shall:

(1)Impose any fee on candidates except for furnishing of employment directly or indirectly through the efforts of such employment agency;

(2)Impose any fee on any candidate prior to the time at which that candidate has secured a job;

(3)Engage or attempt to engage in the splitting or sharing of fees with an employer, or an employee of an employer, to whom employment agency services have been furnished;

(4)Impose any fee for employing or training a person as a personnel consultant with such employment agency;

(5)Make, give or cause to be made or given to any candidate any false promise, misrepresentation, or inaccurate or misleading statement or information;

(6)Procure or attempt to procure the discharge of any person from such person'

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No employment agency, or employer thereof, shall: (1) Impose any fee on candidates except for furnishing of employment directly or indirectly through the efforts of such employment agency; (2) Impose any fee on any candidate prior to the time at which that candidate has secured a job; (3) Engage or attempt to engage in the splitting or sharing of fees with an employer, or an employee of an employer, to whom employment agency services have been furnished; (4) Impose any fee for employing or training a person as a personnel consultant with such employment agency; (5) Make, give or cause to be made or given to any candidate any false promise, misrepresentation, or inaccurate or misleading statement or information; (6) Procure or attempt to procure the discharge of any person from such person's employment; (7) Induce or attempt to induce any employee placed by the employment agency to leave such employment, except upon request made and initiated by such employee; (8) Knowingly refer any candidate to employment which is prohibited by law, or deleterious to health or morals; (9) Refer any candidate for an interview without having first obtained, either orally or in writing, a bona fide job order or recruiting assignment from an employer for an interview; (10) Make or cause to be made or use any name, sign or advertising device bearing a name which may be reasonably confused with the name of a government agency; (11) Knowingly publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading information, representation, permission, notice or advertisement; (12) Require any candidate to contract with a specified lending agency to pay employment agency service charges; or (13) Knowingly and willfully violate any law of this state or the United States.