Guam § 7212 - Prohibitions.

§ 7212. Prohibitions.

No employment agency licensed under this Chapter and no agent or employee of an employment

agency shall do, make or cause to be made or done any of the following acts herein prohibited and every

such employment agency, its agents and employees shall do and perform every act, duty or requirement

hereinafter prescribed:

(a) No employment agency shall cause to be printed, published or circulated any false, fraudulent,

or misleading information, notice or advertisement, nor shall an employment agency give or cause to

be made or given any false promise, misrepresentation or misleading statement or information.

(b) No employment agency shall send out any applicant for employment without having first

obtained either orally or in writing a bona fide job order from the prospective employer.

(c) No employment agency shall knowingly send out any applicant for employment to any place

where a strike, walk-out or other labor dispute exists without first furnishing the applicant with a

written statement as to the existence of the labor dispute, and the employment agency shall retain on

file for two (2) years after the date thereof, a copy of the statement of fact, signed by the applicant so

sent.

(d) No employment agency shall divide or share, or offer to divide or share with any employer,

his employees, agents or representatives, any fee, charge or compensation received from any applicant.

No employment agency shall cause or attempt to cause the discharge of any person not an employee

of the employment agency for the purpose of obtaining other employment through the agency for such

person.

(e) No employment agency shall send out any minor or female applicant for employment without

making an investigation of the nature of the employment or engagement and the duties thereof and

reputation of the employer. No employment agency shall willfully or knowingly send or direct any

female applicant for employment or any minor to any employment of an immoral character. No

employment agency shall willfully or knowingly procure or place or attempt to place any minor in any

employment in any place where intoxicating liquors are served or sold.

(f) No employment agency shall willfully or knowingly place or assist in placing any applicant

in employment in violation of any law of Guam or any lawful order, rule or regulation prescribed by

the Director of Labor.

(g) No employment agency shall require an applicant to pay any advance fee or any other fee,

deposit or compensation other than as prescribed in this Chapter.

(h) No employment agency shall display on any sign or window or in any publication the name

“United States Employment Service” or “Guam Employment Service.”

(i) No employment agency or any person connected therewith shall receive or require any

applicant to execute any power of attorney, promissory note, negotiable instrument, assignment of

wages or salary, note authorizing a confession of judgment or any instrument or document relating to

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the liability of the applicant, unless this instrument or other document has been approved both as to

form and content by the Director or his authorized representative.

(j) No employment agency may collect any fee or charge for any referral service or any assistance

in connection with any persons securing employment with the government of Guam or the Federal

government or entrance into any program or job which is partially or totally funded by the government

of Guam or the Federal government.