RCW 19.31.150
Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no employment agency shall charge or accept a fee or other consideration from an applicant without complying with the terms of a written contract as specified in RCW 19.31.040, and then only after such agency has been responsible for referring such job applicant to an employer or such employer to a job applicant and where as a result thereof such job applicant has been employed by such employer.
(2) Employment listing services may charge or accept a fee when they provide the applicant with the job listing or the referral.
(3) An employment directory may charge or accept a fee when it provides the applicant with the directory.
[ 1993 c 499 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 228 § 15.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.31 - Employment Agencies.
19.31.040 - Contract between agency and applicant—Contents—Notice.
19.31.050 - Approval of contract, fee schedule.
19.31.060 - Request from employer for interview required—Information to be furnished applicant.
19.31.070 - Administration of chapter—Rules—Investigations—Inspections.
19.31.080 - License required—Penalty.
19.31.090 - Bond—Cash deposit—Action on bond or deposit—Procedure—Judgment.
19.31.110 - Expiration date of license—Reinstatement.
19.31.120 - Transfer of license.
19.31.130 - License sanction—Grounds—Support order, noncompliance.
19.31.140 - Fees for licensees.
19.31.150 - Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.
19.31.160 - Charging fee or payment contrary to chapter—Return of excess.
19.31.170 - Limitations on fee amounts—Refunds—Exceptions.
19.31.180 - Posting of fee limitation and remedy provisions.
19.31.190 - Rules of conduct—Complaints.
19.31.220 - Assurance of discontinuance of violation.
19.31.240 - Service of process outside state.
19.31.250 - Chapter provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions not affected.
19.31.260 - Administrative procedure act to govern administration.
19.31.270 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.