Murphy v. Nilsen

Petitioners appeal from an administrative decision of the Labor Commissioner finding that petitioners have violated ORS 658.195(4) which requires employment agencies to designate themselves as “agencies” when advertising. Petitioners were required to pay a $150 civil penalty. The material question at issue is whether entities, such as the petitioners, are subject to the employment agency laws of Oregon as comprehensively amended in Oregon Laws 1973, ch 678. ORS 658.005 to 658.245. The petitioners concededly constitute an employer-fee-paid personnel referral service, i.e., petitioners are…