Code of Massachusetts Regulations
454 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
Title 454 CMR 24.00 - EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND TEMPORARY WORKERS RIGHT TO KNOW REGULATIONS
Section 24.13 - Unlawful Practices by Staffing Agencies

Universal Citation: 454 MA Code of Regs 454.24

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

A Staffing Agency shall not engage in any of the following activities or conduct:

(1) Knowingly issue, distribute, circulate or provide any false, fraudulent or misleading information, representation, promise, notice or advertisement to any Job Applicant or Worker;

(2) Use any name that has not been registered with the Department under M.G.L. c. 140 in the advertisement of its services;

(3) Assign or place a Job Applicant or Worker in employment by force or fraud, for illegal purposes or where the employment is or would be in violation of state or federal laws governing minimum wages, child labor, or compulsory education, including, but not limited to, M.G.L. c. 151, §§ 1 through 22, c. 149, §§ 56 through 105 or c. 76, § 1, or required licensure or certification, or in any location that is on strike or lockout without notifying the job applicant or worker of this fact;

(4) Refuse to return on demand any personal property belonging to a Job Applicant or Worker or cost that is charged or accepted by the Staffing Agency or Work Site Employer in excess of the amounts allowable under the Temporary Workers Right to Know Law;

(5) Retaliate against a Job Applicant or Worker in connection with the Job Applicant or Worker exercising his or her rights under the Temporary Workers Right to Know Law as provided under M.G.L. c. 149, § 148A.

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