§ 9-302
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§9–302.
An employment agency may not:
(1)knowingly refer a client to a job if any condition of the job violates any law;
(2)refer a client to an establishment where a labor dispute exists;
(3)as a condition of providing service to a client, require the client before acceptance of a job to execute:
(i)a promissory note; or
(ii)an instrument with warrant of attorney that authorizes confession of judgment;
(4)advertise a job for which there is no order by an employer on file;
(5)send a client to an employer for a job with no order on file for the job unless:
(i)the employer previously requested regular interviews with qualified clients, the client is qualified, and the employment agency confirms the request before sending the client to the employer; or
(ii)the employment agency tells the client that the employment agency has no order for the job;
(6)split a fee with an employer or representative of an employer, except that the employment agency may accept from an employer all or part of a service fee for a client if the employment agency tells the client of the payment;
(7)charge a client a registration fee or collect in advance from a client a payment for service to be performed for the client to obtain employment;
(8)publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading information or promise;
(9)solicit for other employment an individual who is employed by an employer with whom the employment agency placed the individual, unless the individual reactivates the application;
(10)engage in fraud or dishonest dealing; or
(11)violate this title.