Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-54
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Fees
Official statutory text
(a) The service fee charged for helping to secure permanent
employment shall not exceed the following schedule: Fifteen percent
(15%) of the first full month's gross compensation if the position
pays Seventy-nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($79.99) or less;
twenty percent (20%) of the first full month's gross compensation if
the position pays Eighty Dollars ($80.00) through One Hundred
Nineteen Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($119.99); thirty percent
(30%) of the first full month's gross compensation if the position
pays One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) through One Hundred Forty-
nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($149.99); forty percent (40%) of
the first full month's gross compensation if the position pays One
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) through Two Hundred Seventy-four
Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($274.99); forty-five percent (45%) of
the first full month's gross compensation if the position pays Two
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Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($275.00) through Four Hundred Ninety-
nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($499.99). For procuring
employment paying gross compensation of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more per month, the fee shall be determined by written
agreement between all parties concerned. The fee schedule shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in each employment agency office.
(b) In no event shall the fee for temporary employment exceed
that for permanent placement. Any period of employment terminating
at any time within sixty (60) days from the date of employment shall
constitute temporary employment and a fee of not more than twenty
percent (20%) of the amount earned shall be charged. All employment
exceeding sixty (60) days' duration shall be considered a permanent
placement. No licensed employment agency shall collect a fee before
an applicant has obtained employment. No fee shall be charged for
registering with an employment agency or for instituting a search or
investigation, or for other employment-related aids. Where the
remuneration is in the form of a straight commission, the first
three (3) months' gross earnings shall be divided by three to
establish an average monthly compensation against which to compute
the fee. No finance company or other purchaser of employment
contracts shall be considered a holder in due course of such paper
until after the temporary employment period shall have run and
permanent employment shall have been established, and in no event
shall the applicant for employment be liable for any charge to a
finance company in addition to the legal placement fee as
hereinabove set forth.
(c) This section shall not apply to an employment agency acting
as a search consultant that is retained and compensated solely by
the employer on a retainer or consulting basis.
employment shall not exceed the following schedule: Fifteen percent
(15%) of the first full month's gross compensation if the position
pays Seventy-nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($79.99) or less;
twenty percent (20%) of the first full month's gross compensation if
the position pays Eighty Dollars ($80.00) through One Hundred
Nineteen Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($119.99); thirty percent
(30%) of the first full month's gross compensation if the position
pays One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) through One Hundred Forty-
nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($149.99); forty percent (40%) of
the first full month's gross compensation if the position pays One
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) through Two Hundred Seventy-four
Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($274.99); forty-five percent (45%) of
the first full month's gross compensation if the position pays Two
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 197
Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($275.00) through Four Hundred Ninety-
nine Dollars and ninety-nine cents ($499.99). For procuring
employment paying gross compensation of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more per month, the fee shall be determined by written
agreement between all parties concerned. The fee schedule shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in each employment agency office.
(b) In no event shall the fee for temporary employment exceed
that for permanent placement. Any period of employment terminating
at any time within sixty (60) days from the date of employment shall
constitute temporary employment and a fee of not more than twenty
percent (20%) of the amount earned shall be charged. All employment
exceeding sixty (60) days' duration shall be considered a permanent
placement. No licensed employment agency shall collect a fee before
an applicant has obtained employment. No fee shall be charged for
registering with an employment agency or for instituting a search or
investigation, or for other employment-related aids. Where the
remuneration is in the form of a straight commission, the first
three (3) months' gross earnings shall be divided by three to
establish an average monthly compensation against which to compute
the fee. No finance company or other purchaser of employment
contracts shall be considered a holder in due course of such paper
until after the temporary employment period shall have run and
permanent employment shall have been established, and in no event
shall the applicant for employment be liable for any charge to a
finance company in addition to the legal placement fee as
hereinabove set forth.
(c) This section shall not apply to an employment agency acting
as a search consultant that is retained and compensated solely by
the employer on a retainer or consulting basis.
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