Illinois Code § 5.1

Illinois Code § 5.1. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5.1.

Any employment agency which derives no placement fees from applicants may act with the same rights and powers as persons who are not an employment agency as defined in this Act: (a) with regard to contacting prospective and existing applicants; and (b) with respect to identifying themselves and advertising their services to the public but must state in the advertising that the employment agency is acting as the agency or representative of an employer. (c) any licensed employment agency which places an individual with an employer and accepts a fee for the placement and recontacts that individual for the purpose of replacing the individual with another employer shall be subject to a hearing by the Illinois Department of Labor which may result in the revocation of the employment agency's license. (Source: P.A. 81-581.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5.1
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois
  • Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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