La. Stat. tit. 23 § 101

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 23:101 - Terms defined

As used in this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

(1) "Applicant" means a person engaging or using the services of an employment service for the purpose of securing employment where such person has signed a written contract with the employment service to pay a fee for such service.

(2) "Applicant fee paid service" means a licensee who offers its services to applicants, candidates, and employers where either an applicant or employer may be charged a fee for service.

(3) "Assistant secretary" means the assistant secretary of the office of workforce development.

(4) "Candidate" means a person engaging or using the services of an employment service for the purposes of securing employment where such person has not signed a written contract with the employment service to pay a fee for such services.

(5) "Consultant" means an individual employed by a licensed private employment service that regularly interviews and refers applicants to prospective employers or otherwise advises or counsels in the field of employment or that solicits or receives job orders from employers.

(6) "Employer" means a person employing or seeking to employ an employee.

(7) "Employment service" means a person who for a fee:

(a) Offers or attempts to procure, directly or indirectly, employment for an applicant or candidate.

(b) Procures or attempts to procure an employee for an employer.

(8) "Exclusively employer fee paid service" means a licensee who only charges employers for services and who has made written certification to the Louisiana Workforce Commission that it is an "exclusively" employer fee paid service.

(9) "Fee" means anything of value, including money or other valuable consideration, received or to be received directly or indirectly by an employment service in payment for its service.

(10) "Job order" means a verbal or written notification from an employer to an employment service of a job opening or a potential job opening.

(11) "Licensee" means an individual who has been issued a license by the Louisiana Workforce Commission to operate a private employment service in this state. Such individual shall be the owner of a company, a partner owning at least ten percent of a partnership, or an officer, director, or stockholder owning at least ten percent of a corporation.

(12) "Person" means an individual, company, corporation, partnership, or agent thereof, including any person, as defined in R.S. 1:10.

La. R.S. § 23:101

Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §§1, 2; Acts 1991, No. 869, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. 1/1/1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. 6/30/1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3; Acts 2008, No. 220, §8, eff. 6/14/2008; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. 7/1/2008.