Section 1812.502.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.502.
in effect(a)
This title does not apply to any person who provides any of the services described in subdivision (a) of Section 1812.501 and who charges fees exclusively to employers for those services. The exemption from regulation provided by this subdivision does not apply to any person who provides babysitting or domestic employment for others. This subdivision does not apply to an employment counseling service as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1812.501.
(b)
This title shall not apply to any nonprofit corporation, organized for the purpose of economic adjustment,
civic betterment, and the giving of vocational guidance and placement to its members, or others, including employment counseling services, when all of the following conditions exist:
(1)
None of the directors, officers, or employees thereof receive any profit other than a nominal salary for services performed for the organization or corporation.
(2)
No fee is charged for those services, though a voluntary contribution may be requested.
(3)
Membership dues or fees charged are used solely for maintenance of the organization or corporation.
(c)
Nothing in this title shall apply to a nonprofit corporation which has been formed in good faith for the promotion and advancement of the general professional interests of its members and which maintains a placement
service principally engaged in securing employment for such members with the state or any county, city, district or other public agency under contracts providing employment for one year or longer, or any nonprofit corporation exempted by subdivision (b).
(d)
This title shall not apply to a labor organization as defined in Section 1117 of the Labor Code, a newspaper of general circulation, bona fide newsletter, magazine, trade or professional journal, or other publication of general circulation, the main purpose of which is dissemination of news, reports, trade or professional information, or information not intended to assist in locating, securing, or procuring employment or assignments for others.
(e)
As used in this title, “employment agency” or “agency” does not include a nursing school, business school, or vocational school, except that if such a school charges a fee for
placement, the school shall be an employment agency within the meaning of this title.
(f)
(1)
A job listing service which meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2) or (3) shall not be subject to any of the following: Sections 1812.515, 1812.516, 1812.517, and 1812.518; subdivisions (a) and (b), and paragraph (3) of subdivision (c), and subdivision (d) of Section 1812.519; paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), and subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1812.520; and Section 1812.521.
(2)
A job listing service shall be exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) if it complies with all of the following:
(A)
Does not provide, offer, or imply the offer of, services related to employment.
(B)
Does not offer or sell lists of employers
or job openings to jobseekers on an in-person basis.
(C)
Maintains records of all its advertisements, identified by date and publication, and the sources of information used for the preparation of lists of employers and job openings, from which can be determined the accuracy of any statistics regarding success rate or similar statistics used in its advertising, promotional materials, or oral or written statements to jobseekers.
(D)
Identifies, on each list of employers and job openings, its general source of information for jobs included on that list when the source of information is a publication or other public record.
(E)
Provides, at or before the time of delivery of the list, a prominent written statement to the jobseeker granting the jobseeker a right to return the list for an immediate refund of the purchase
price during a stated period of time which expires not less than 10 days from the date of delivery of the list. The list shall be deemed returned upon delivery to the address from which it was obtained or upon deposit in the mail properly addressed to that address, with postage prepaid.
(3)
A job listing service shall be exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) if it complies with all of the following:
(A)
A majority interest in the job listing service is owned by one or more colleges or universities, or alumni associations affiliated therewith, and each college or university is accredited by both (i) an accrediting agency recognized as such by the United States Department of Education and (ii) a member organization of the Council of Postsecondary Accreditation.
(B)
The job listing service provides services related to
employment exclusively for jobseekers who are the alumni of colleges or universities specified in subparagraph (A).
(C)
The job listing service does not require, as a condition to receiving employment services, that the applicant have completed courses or examinations beyond the requirements for graduation from the college or university specified in subparagraph (A).
(D)
More than 50 percent of the annual revenues received by the job listing service are derived from paid subscriptions of prospective employers.
References
referencesCal. Labor Code - LAB § 1117.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.501.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.515.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.516.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.517.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.518.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.519.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.520.
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1812.521.
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