Does a recruiting platform count as an employment agency?
The label alone does not answer it. EEOC guidance discusses agencies that regularly refer employees, while the actual service and workflow determine how that guidance applies.
Document whether you accept job orders, screen or rank candidates, make referrals, charge for placement, or employ and supervise workers. Note what clients control and what your product decides.1
Use that workflow with counsel and the broker. Ask the broker to name each service and entity in the application and confirm how the proposal treats referral, screening, and placement allegations.3,1
Read the Job and Career Services Insurance Buying Guide
3 documents, numbered as cited. Open the sources
Sources and Further Reading for Job and Career Services
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